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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Japan holds position #7 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Mexico is #30 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Japan is better than position of Mexico.

Referencies:

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

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

   Japan	'Citable documents' value is	135,097
   Mexico	'Citable documents' value is	31,518