Citation Rate
Definition
Citation rate is how often an AI engine links to or references your website as a source when it answers questions in your category.
A brand can be mentioned without being cited, and cited without ranking in classic search. Citation rate measures the link-level presence that drives referral traffic from engines like Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
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