Statement:
In Seychelles scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Russia

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Seychelles holds position #160 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Russia is #8 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Seychelles is worse than position of Russia.

Referencies:

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

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

   Russia	'Citable documents' value is	119,249
   Seychelles	'Citable documents' value is	104