Statement:
In The USA scientists published more significant scientific articles than in New Zealand

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The USA holds position #2 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and New Zealand is #44 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of The USA is better than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

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

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

   New Zealand	'Citable documents' value is	17,833
   The USA	'Citable documents' value is	649,063