B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
40%
40% -- citation likelihood lift for Pages with structured heading hierarchies (2026)
Pages with structured heading hierarchies (H1, H2, H3) are 40% more likely to be cited by ChatGPT than pages without them.
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Evidence graded
Value
40%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
400
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Superprompt
Primary
Tier B
https://www.atomicagi.com/blog/how-to-rank-in-chatgpt-the-complete-guide-to-ai-search-visibility ↗
Source Article
How to rank in ChatGPT: 2026 guide to AI search visibility
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Superprompt
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Methodology
Superprompt analysis of 400+ sites
Methodology documented
Segmentation
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Pages with structured heading hierarchies: 40% citation likelihood lift. Source: Superprompt (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/structured-headings-citation-lift-40
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/structured-headings-citation-lift-40" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- citation likelihood lift for Pages with structured heading hierarchies<br><small>Source: Superprompt (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/structured-headings-citation-lift-40" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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