Statement:
In The Netherlands scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Portugal

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The Netherlands holds position #16 2021 out of 206 and Portugal is #28 out of 206 2021.
Position of The Netherlands is better than position of Portugal.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    The Netherlands 'Citable documents' value is 67,634
    Portugal 'Citable documents' value is 32,534