Statement:
In Sierra Leone scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Malaysia

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Sierra Leone holds position #140 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Malaysia is #24 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Sierra Leone is worse than position of Malaysia.

Referencies:

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

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

   Malaysia	'Citable documents' value is	40,125
   Sierra Leone	'Citable documents' value is	269