ResearchGate and the NSC projects. Total NSC Amounts are positively related to Total RG Scores, Total RG Impact Points and Total RG Publications (γ= .760, .674, .703, p < .01). Total NSC Publications are positively related to Total RG Scores, Total RG Impact Points and Total RG Publications .588, .493, .538, p < .01) in all the (γ= schools on ResearchGate. Table 3. Correlation analysis of all schools (n = 122). Total NSC Total NSC Total RG Total RG Total RG amounts publications scores impact publications points Total NSC amounts Pearson 1 correlation Significance (two-tailed) Total NSC publications Pearson 0.925 1 correlation Significance 0.000 (two-tailed) Total RG scores Pearson 0.760 0.588 1 correlation Significance 0.000 0.000 (two-tailed) Total RG impact points Pearson 0.674 0.493 0.937 1 correlation Significance 0.000 0.000 0.000 (two-tailed) Total RG publications Pearson 0.703 0.538 0.932 0.990 1 correlation Significance 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 (two-tailed) a Significantly correlated when significance is < 0.01 (two-tailed). For all of the schools, the value of the Pearson coefficient is almost zero (see ), indicating that correlation does exist, and the two-tailed significance coefficient indicates that the correlation is significant. This means that the hypothesis of the existence of a linear correlation (non-null hypothesis) can be accepted at the significance levels considered (0.05 and 0.01). 4.2. More research grants mean higher RG scores (by individual researchers)? The descriptive statistics have been calculated for each researcher, as shown in . The average total annual grants received by a researcher is 6,642,571 NT dollars (approximately US$205,920); SD = 2,401,261 NTD (approximately US$74,440); Max = 18,520,000 NTD (approximately US$574,120); Min = 4,373,000 NTD (approximately US$135,563), based on the total amount of NSC grant projects for the 56 researchers studied. The average number of projects granted to a researcher is
ResearchGate and the NSC projects. Total NSC Amounts are positively related to Total RG Scores, Total RG Impact Points and Total RG Publications (γ= .760, .674, .703, p < .01). Total NSC Publications are positively related to Total RG Scores, Total RG Impact Points and Total RG Publications (γ= .588, .493, .538, p < .01) in all the schools on ResearchGate. Table 3. Correlation analysis of all schools (n = 122). Total NSC amounts Total NSC publications Total RG scores Total RG impact points Total RG publications Total NSC amounts Pearson correlation 1 Significance (two-tailed) Total NSC publications Pearson correlation 0.925 1 Significance (two-tailed) 0.000 Total RG scores Pearson correlation 0.760 0.588 1 Significance (two-tailed) 0.000 0.000 Total RG impact points Pearson correlation 0.674 0.493 0.937 1 Significance (two-tailed) 0.000 0.000 0.000 Total RG publications Pearson correlation 0.703 0.538 0.932 0.990 1 Significance (two-tailed) 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 a Significantly correlated when significance is < 0.01 (two-tailed). For all of the schools, the value of the Pearson coefficient is almost zero (see ), indicating that correlation does exist, and the two-tailed significance coefficient indicates that the correlation is significant. This means that the hypothesis of the existence of a linear correlation (non-null hypothesis) can be accepted at the significance levels considered (0.05 and 0.01). 4.2. More research grants mean higher RG scores (by individual researchers)? The descriptive statistics have been calculated for each researcher, as shown in . The average total annual grants received by a researcher is 6,642,571 NT dollars (approximately US$205,920); SD = 2,401,261 NTD (approximately US$74,440); Max = 18,520,000 NTD (approximately US$574,120); Min = 4,373,000 NTD (approximately US$135,563), based on the total amount of NSC grant projects for the 56 researchers studied. The average number of projects granted to a researcher is