Statement:
In Mali scientists published more significant scientific articles than in El Salvador

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Mali holds position #133 2021 out of 206 and El Salvador is #148 out of 206 2021.
Position of Mali is better than position of El Salvador.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    El Salvador 'Citable documents' value is 164
    Mali 'Citable documents' value is 354