# Schema types overrepresented on cited pages | Trakkr Research

Canonical URL: https://trakkr.ai/trakkr-research/anatomy-of-an-ai-citation/trackers/schema-type-lift-tracker
Published: 2026-03-30
Last updated: 2026-03-30
Author: Mack Grenfell

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 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/trackers/schema-type-lift-tracker.json) - Machine-readable companion file