Statement:
In India scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Russia

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating India holds position #3 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Russia is #8 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of India is better than position of Russia.

Referencies:

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

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

   India	'Citable documents' value is	219,625
   Russia	'Citable documents' value is	119,249