Statement:
In Timor-Leste scientists published less significant scientific articles than in El Salvador

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Timor-Leste holds position #178 2021 out of 206 and El Salvador is #148 out of 206 2021.
Position of Timor-Leste is worse than position of El Salvador.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    El Salvador 'Citable documents' value is 164
    Timor-Leste 'Citable documents' value is 48