# Which schema types over-index most on AI-cited pages? | Trakkr Research

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Published: 2026-03-30
Last updated: 2026-03-30
Author: Mack Grenfell

Person schema over-indexes the most in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, while FAQPage is also materially overrepresented at 2.4x.

## Methodology

Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.

## Direct Answer

Mostly, Person schema over-indexes the most in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, while FAQPage is also materially overrepresented at 2.4x.

## What this means

Operators can prioritize specific markup implementations like Person and FAQPage to improve machine readability and track schema presence against citation rates.

## Evidence table

| Metric | Value | Why it matters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Person schema lift | 9.4x | Person schema over-indexes heavily on cited pages. |
| FAQPage lift | 2.4x | FAQPage is overrepresented relative to the web average. |
| Pages with schema | 67.8% | Share of cited pages with schema markup. |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What percentage of cited pages use schema markup?

Exactly 67.8% of cited pages feature some form of schema markup.

### How much more common is Person schema on cited pages?

Person schema over-indexes heavily, appearing at 9.4x the web average on cited pages.

## What to do next

- [Make answer pages denser, more structured, and more explicit about authorship and freshness.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/which-schema-types-over-index-most-on-ai-cited-pages#next-step-1)
- [Use schema where it helps machine readability, but avoid treating markup as a substitute for strong content.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/which-schema-types-over-index-most-on-ai-cited-pages#next-step-2)
- [Design pages to be extractable with concise answers, tables, lists, authors, and clearly marked evidence.](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/which-schema-types-over-index-most-on-ai-cited-pages#next-step-3)

## Related pages

Continue through the same study cluster.

- [do the most cited pages look more structured than the average web page](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/do-the-most-cited-pages-look-more-structured-than-the-average-web-page) - Related answer page
- [does authorship look important on cited pages](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/does-authorship-look-important-on-cited-pages) - Related answer page
- [pages with no faq signal average twenty five point four citations](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/facts/pages-with-no-faq-signal-average-twenty-five-point-four-citations) - Related fact page
- [schema type lift tracker](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/trackers/schema-type-lift-tracker) - Related tracker page

## Data And Sources

- [The Anatomy of an AI Citation](https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation) - Flagship study behind this page
- [Page JSON](https://trakkr.ai/data/research-answers/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/answers/which-schema-types-over-index-most-on-ai-cited-pages.json) - Machine-readable companion file