CITATION
Interactive Tool

CITATION
PROBABILITY

Estimate your content's probability of being cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Bing AI. Adjust 8 factors based on your current state and see where to focus.

ADJUST YOUR FACTORS

Entity Authority

22% WEIGHT

How well-recognized is your brand/entity in AI knowledge graphs? (Wikidata presence, sameAs links, cross-platform mentions)

30/7pts
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Schema.org Completeness

18% WEIGHT

How comprehensive is your structured data? (FAQPage, Article, Person, Organization, BreadcrumbList)

20/4pts
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Topical Depth

15% WEIGHT

How comprehensively do you cover your topic cluster? (Number of related pages, internal linking density)

40/6pts
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Semantic Coverage

14% WEIGHT

How many conceptual angles does your content cover? (Language variation, concept graph density)

35/5pts
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Content Freshness

10% WEIGHT

How recently was your content updated? (dateModified signals, new data, updated statistics)

50/5pts
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Inbound Citations

12% WEIGHT

How many authoritative sources reference your content? (Backlinks from .edu, industry publications, AI-cited sources)

15/2pts
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FAQ Density

5% WEIGHT

How many explicit Q&A pairs does your content contain? (FAQPage schema items per page)

25/1pts
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Brand Query Volume

4% WEIGHT

How often do users search for your brand specifically? (Branded search volume as authority proxy)

20/1pts
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CITATION PROBABILITY SCORE
30/ 100
VERY LOW PROBABILITY

Your content is essentially invisible to AI citation systems. Start with entity infrastructure before anything else.

Entity
7pt
Schema.org
4pt
Topical
6pt
Semantic
5pt
Content
5pt
Inbound
2pt
FAQ
1pt
Brand
1pt
FAQ

About AI Citation Probability

What is AI citation probability?

AI citation probability is the likelihood that AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Bing AI will cite your content when answering relevant queries. It is determined by entity authority, structured data completeness, topical depth, semantic coverage, and inbound citation patterns.

What is the most important factor for AI citation?

Entity authority is the most important factor, accounting for 22% of citation probability. AI systems cite entities, not just websites. Without entity recognition in knowledge graphs (Wikidata, Schema.org sameAs links), your content is invisible to AI citation systems regardless of quality.

How long does it take to improve AI citation probability?

Entity infrastructure takes 3-6 months to propagate into AI knowledge graphs. Schema.org markup improvements show results within 4-8 weeks. Topical depth and semantic coverage improvements can show results within 2-4 weeks. Full citation authority typically takes 12-18 months to build meaningfully.

Does traditional SEO ranking affect AI citation probability?

Partially. Traditional SEO signals (backlinks, content quality, technical optimization) contribute to AI citation probability through inbound citations and content freshness. However, entity authority and structured data are more directly impactful for AI citation than traditional ranking factors.