Statement:
In Iraq scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Israel

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Iraq holds position #47 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Israel is #36 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Iraq is worse than position of Israel.

Referencies:

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

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

   Iraq	'Citable documents' value is	16,678
   Israel	'Citable documents' value is	24,998