Statement:
In Nicaragua scientists published more significant scientific articles than in American Samoa

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Nicaragua holds position #152 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and American Samoa is #192 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Nicaragua is better than position of American Samoa.

Referencies:

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

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

   American Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	8
   Nicaragua	'Citable documents' value is	140