Statement:
In Japan scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Greece

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Japan holds position #7 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Greece is #39 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Japan is better than position of Greece.

Referencies:

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

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

   Greece	'Citable documents' value is	23,532
   Japan	'Citable documents' value is	135,097