Schema types overrepresented on cited pages | Trakkr Research
Benchmark data tracking the prevalence of specific schema types on AI cited pages compared to the general web.
Methodology: Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.
Summary
Authorship and explicit page structure over-index strongly on cited pages, with Person schema leading the pack. The benchmark pattern indicates that AI systems frequently cite pages with clear entity definitions and structured question formats.
Benchmark rows
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Ranked view
| Item | Value | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Person | 9.4x | The strongest schema lift in the benchmark. |
| FAQPage | 2.4x | FAQ schema over-indexes on cited pages. |
| Schema adoption overall | 67.8% | Two thirds of cited pages include some schema. |
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Data & Sources
- The Anatomy of an AI Citation - Flagship study behind this page
- Page JSON - Machine-readable companion file