Magic Scale Not Affecting Research?

[Cainehill]

Shouldn't the magic scale of a province affect mage's research, regardless of whether it's friendly dominion, hostile, or neutral?

Right now it doesn't seem to - I have a province full of researchers with base research 4. It's currently neutral dominion, Magic scale 2. But all the researchers have their unmodified research value of 4.

I was under the impression that you didn't benefit from your neighbor's Order (and some other) scales, but thought that magic was applied regardless.