Statement:
In Ukraine scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Portugal

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Ukraine holds position #42 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Portugal is #28 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Ukraine is worse than position of Portugal.

Referencies:

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

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

   Portugal	'Citable documents' value is	32,534
   Ukraine	'Citable documents' value is	18,772