Statement:
In Hong Kong scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Syria

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Hong Kong holds position #34 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Syria is #103 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Hong Kong is better than position of Syria.

Referencies:

1. Citatable Scientific Publications ²⁰²¹ by Scimago Journal & Country Rank

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.

   Hong Kong	'Citable documents' value is	27,304
   Syria	'Citable documents' value is	976