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

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Japan holds position #7 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Russia is #8 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Japan is better than position of Russia.

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
   Russia	'Citable documents' value is	119,249