Statement:
In Russia scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Mali

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Russia holds position #8 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Mali is #133 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Russia is better than position of Mali.

Referencies:

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

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

   Mali	'Citable documents' value is	354
   Russia	'Citable documents' value is	119,249