Statement:
In Malta scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Italy

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Malta holds position #100 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Italy is #6 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Malta is worse than position of Italy.

Referencies:

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

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

   Italy	'Citable documents' value is	137,883
   Malta	'Citable documents' value is	1,117