Statement:
In Japan scientists published more significant scientific articles than in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Japan holds position #7 2021 out of 206 and The Democratic Republic of the Congo is #117 out of 206 2021.
Position of Japan is better than position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo 'Citable documents' value is 637
    Japan 'Citable documents' value is 135,097