This might be a stupid question, but is the Power Matrix working correctly? I built a Yor research collective, which should start at level 1. It was next to the Civilization Capital, which should boost it to level 2. Then I built a Power Matrix next to it, which is supposed to boost research in adjacent tiles +2, which should make it level 4. But it's at level 3:
In the picture the Power Matrix is to the lower right of the Research Collective, partly hidden by the tooltip.