Statement:
In New Zealand scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Iran

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating New Zealand holds position #44 2021 out of 206 and Iran is #15 out of 206 2021.
Position of New Zealand is worse than position of Iran.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    Iran 'Citable documents' value is 74,739
    New Zealand 'Citable documents' value is 17,833