Statement:
In Kiribati scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Japan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Kiribati holds position #190 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Japan is #7 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Kiribati is worse than position of Japan.

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
   Kiribati	'Citable documents' value is	12