{
  "kind": "fact",
  "studySlug": "citation-sources",
  "slug": "docs-are-a-niche-but-important-citation-layer",
  "title": "Docs are a niche but important citation layer",
  "description": "Docs are not broad recommendation winners, but they show up when the prompt becomes technical.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-17",
  "lastTested": "2026-04-17",
  "sourceStudyUrl": "/trakkr-research/citation-sources",
  "sourceStudyTitle": "Where AI Gets Its Answers",
  "claimIds": [
    "citation-sources:docs-share",
    "citation-sources:total-citations"
  ],
  "relatedSlugs": [
    "answer:how-often-do-docs-get-cited-by-ai",
    "answer:why-does-wikipedia-still-win-so-often",
    "tracker:top-cited-domain-tracker"
  ],
  "methodologySummary": "Built from the live citation index backing Trakkr Research, using 8,777,687 citations across 208,567 unique domains observed between October 3, 2025 and April 17, 2026.",
  "limitations": [
    "The live citation index is broader than the original December 2025 launch study, so percentages here should be read as the current benchmark.",
    "Domain share does not mean causal influence. It measures what models cited, not the full retrieval set.",
    "Category totals are domain-level rollups and may hide differences by model or query intent."
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "AI citations",
    "citation sources",
    "AI source preferences",
    "domain authority in AI"
  ],
  "schemaHints": {
    "pageType": "Article",
    "includeDataset": true
  },
  "claim": "Docs account for 0.20% of the current citation index.",
  "supportingMetrics": [
    {
      "label": "Docs category share",
      "value": "0.20%",
      "detail": "Docs are cited less often overall, but they show up in technical query classes."
    },
    {
      "label": "Citations analyzed",
      "value": "8.78M",
      "detail": "Current live citation index as of April 17, 2026."
    }
  ],
  "whyItMatters": "That makes docs valuable for implementation-oriented visibility, even if they never dominate consumer queries.",
  "citationBlock": {
    "quote": "Docs account for 0.20% of the current citation index.",
    "attribution": "Where AI Gets Its Answers - Trakkr Research",
    "url": "https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/citation-sources/facts/docs-are-a-niche-but-important-citation-layer"
  }
}