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. 2020 Feb 7;8:237. Originally published 2019 Feb 28. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.18283.3

Table 3. Correlations results between national cultures dimensions and research output and impact.

PDI IDV MAS UAI LTOWVS IVR LGDP Research Research
Performance Impact
PDI ρ
p
q
95% CI
0.99% CI
IDV ρ -0.612
p < .001 ***
q < .001 ****
95% CI -0.742, -0.438
0.99% CI -0.613, -0.611
MAS ρ 0.039 0.101
p 0.750 0.414
q 1.000 1.000
95% CI -0.201, 0.275 -0.141, 0.331
0.99% CI 0.038, 0.041 0.099, 0.102
UAI ρ 0.268 -0.237 -0.206
p 0.027 * 0.051 0.092
q 0.567 1.000 1.000
95% CI 0.032, 0.476 -0.450, 0.001 -0.424, 0.034
0.99% CI 0.267, 0.270 -0.239, -0.236 -0.207, -0.204
LTOWVS ρ 0.028 0.124 -0.042 -0.030
p 0.829 0.339 0.746 0.816
q 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
95% CI -0.223, 0.276 -0.130, 0.362 -0.289, 0.210 -0.278, 0.221
0.99% CI 0.026, 0.030 0.122, 0.125 -0.044, -0.040 -0.032, -0.028
IVR ρ -0.363 0.173 0.138 -0.100 -0.441
p 0.004 ** 0.183 0.290 0.443 < .001 ****
q 0.100 1.000 1.000 1.000 < .001
95% CI -0.563, -0.122 -0.083, 0.407 -0.118, 0.377 -0.343, 0.156 -0.595, -0.255
0.99% CI -0.364, -0.361 0.171, 0.174 0.136, 0.139 -0.102, -0.098 -0.442, -0.440
LGDP ρ -0.609 0.663 0.057 -0.222 0.245 * 0.372
p < .001 *** < .001 *** 0.648 0.071 0.021 < .001 ***
q < .001 **** < .001 **** 1.000 1.000 0.462 < .001 ****
95% CI -0.741, -0.432 0.503, 0.779 -0.186, 0.293 -0.439, 0.019 0.039, 0.431 0.539
0.99% CI -0.610, -0.608 0.662, 0.664 0.055, 0.058 -0.224, -0.221 0.244, 0.246 0.181, 0.178
Research ρ -0.332 0.528 0.205 -0.231 0.272 0.371, 0.373 0.465
Performance p 0.006 ** < .001 *** 0.093 0.058 0.009 ** 0.086 < .001 ***
q 0.144 < .001 **** 1.000 1.000 0.207 1.000 < .001 ****
95% CI -0.528, -0.101 0.332, 0.681 -0.035, 0.423 -0.445, 0.007 0.069, 0.454 -0.026, 0.373 0.346, 0.570
0.99% CI -0.333, -0.330 0.527, 0.529 0.204, 0.207 -0.233, -0.230 0.271, 0.273 0.180, 0.183 0.465, 0.466
Research ρ -0.609 0.497 -0.007 -0.107 -0.054 0.508 0.120 0.288
Impact p < .001 *** < .001 *** 0.956 0.387 0.616 < .001 *** 0.098 < .001 ***
q < .001 **** < .001 **** 1.000 1.000 1.000 < .001 **** 1.000 < .001 ****
95% CI -0.740, -0.434 0.294, 0.658 -0.245, 0.232 -0.336, 0.135 -0.258, 0.155 0.338, 0.647 -0.022, 0.258 0.167, 0.400
0.99% CI -0.610, -0.608 0.496, 0.499 -0.008, -0.005 -0.108, -0.105 -0.055, -0.052 0.507, 0.509 0.120, 0.121 0.287, 0.288

DOC = Total documents (1996–18 August 2019); CITA = Total citable documents; CIT = Total citations; SELF = Total self-citations; CPD = Citations per document; HINDEX = H-index; PDI = Power distance; IDV = Individualism (vs. Collectivism); IVR = Indulgence (vs. Restraint); LGDP = Natural logarithm of averaged (1993–2018) GDP per capita. ρ = Spearman’s rho; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001; q = adjusted p-values ( Gaetano, 2018; Holm, 1979); the significance level is 0.00714; **** q < 0.00714; CI = Confidence Interval; 0.99% CI = 0.99286% CI.