Statement:
In United Arab Emirates scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Iran

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating United Arab Emirates holds position #52 2021 out of 206 and Iran is #15 out of 206 2021.
Position of United Arab Emirates is worse than position of Iran.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    Iran 'Citable documents' value is 74,739
    United Arab Emirates 'Citable documents' value is 12,283