Statement:
In Moldova scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Moldova holds position #122 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Moldova is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

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

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

   Moldova	'Citable documents' value is	556
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258