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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Israel holds position #36 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Saudi Arabia is #21 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Israel is worse than position of Saudi Arabia.

Referencies:

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

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

   Israel	'Citable documents' value is	24,998
   Saudi Arabia	'Citable documents' value is	46,932