Statement:
In Kazakhstan scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Ukraine

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Kazakhstan holds position #68 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Ukraine is #42 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Kazakhstan is worse than position of Ukraine.

Referencies:

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

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

   Kazakhstan	'Citable documents' value is	5,585
   Ukraine	'Citable documents' value is	18,772