Statement:
In Puerto Rico scientists published less significant scientific articles than in China

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Puerto Rico holds position #107 2021 out of 206 and China is #1 out of 206 2021.
Position of Puerto Rico is worse than position of China.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    China 'Citable documents' value is 841,099
    Puerto Rico 'Citable documents' value is 915