Statement:
In New Zealand scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Sri Lanka

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating New Zealand holds position #44 2021 out of 206 and Sri Lanka is #75 out of 206 2021.
Position of New Zealand is better than position of Sri Lanka.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    New Zealand 'Citable documents' value is 17,833
    Sri Lanka 'Citable documents' value is 3,704