AI Visibility Scorecard
First Citation
firstcitation.com · Technology
Borderline visible. AI bots can crawl First Citation, but the structured-data signals are thin - you are at real risk of being skipped when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity for a recommendation.
Monitoring for AI engine activity
In the Engagemii AEO index
#1,351,825 of 2,707,520 in Technology for AI visibility
5
AEO Visibility
iBorderline · 4.7/10
55
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Agent-ready · 55/100
12
AI Adoption
iBasic · 12/100
About First Citation
from our crawl and measurement
"First Citation is a research organization studying how AI language models, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini, decide what sources to cite and recommend." That is how First Citation The Science of AI Citations introduces itself. When AI engines look at it, they find little to work with. It scores 4.7 out of 10.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (Organization, ResearchOrganization, WebSite), an llms.txt file for AI models and a sitemap.
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Strong
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Good
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Weak
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Good
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Good
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Weak
No inbound links found yet.
Domain Authority
Weak
Little domain authority yet.
Reference Presence
Weak
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News & Press
Weak
No press coverage found yet.
Community
Weak
No community discussion yet.
Social Mentions
Weak
No social discussion found yet.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 4.7/10, First Citation is crawlable but under-signaled - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on October 3, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/firstcitation
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for First Citation." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/firstcitation
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