B
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38.2%
38.2% -- ai citation rate for Pages covering 26–50% of topic fanout sub-queries (2026)
Pages covering 26–50% of a topic's fanout sub-queries achieve an AI citation rate of 38.2%.
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Value
38.2%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
AirOps
Primary
Tier B
https://betteraisearch.com/tactics/backlinks-ai-search ↗
Source Article
Backlinks and AI Search: The Indirect Relationship
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AirOps
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Methodology
AirOps controlled analysis; comparison: exhaustive guides covering 100% cited at 34.0%
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Industrymarketing
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Pages covering 26–50% of topic fanout sub-queries: 38.2% ai citation rate. Source: AirOps (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/focused-pages-citation-rate-38-2
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