Statement:
In Iran scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Malta

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Iran holds position #15 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Malta is #100 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Iran is better than position of Malta.

Referencies:

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

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

   Iran	'Citable documents' value is	74,739
   Malta	'Citable documents' value is	1,117