Statement:
In Malaysia scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Puerto Rico

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Malaysia holds position #24 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Puerto Rico is #107 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Malaysia is better than position of Puerto Rico.

Referencies:

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

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

   Malaysia	'Citable documents' value is	40,125
   Puerto Rico	'Citable documents' value is	915