The scoring model
The 14 checks behind an AI citation score
Every check has a page, a weight and a reason: 25 points decide whether an engine can retrieve the page at all, 15 whether it reads as a source worth trusting, and 60 whether there is a passage worth quoting.
Score my page- 14 checks published
- 100 points, all accounted for
Retrieved
25 pointsCan an engine fetch this page at all?Ranked
15 pointsDoes this read as a source worth trusting?Selected
60 pointsIs there a passage worth quoting?- Answer-first structure13 ptsWhat is answer-first writing?
- Chunk extractability10 ptsWhat makes a passage extractable by an AI engine?
- Heading hierarchy9 ptsDo headings matter for AI search?
- Scannable formatting9 ptsDoes formatting change whether AI quotes your page?
- Citable specifics8 ptsWhy do AI engines prefer pages with numbers in them?
- Q&A structure7 ptsDoes an FAQ section help you get cited?
- Structured data4 ptsWhich schema types help with AI citation?