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Citations and sources

What is Source concentration?

The share of citations accumulated by a small group of domains

Source concentration shows whether a few sites dominate citations for a topic or engine. High concentration makes it harder for a new domain to enter.

What Source concentration means in GEO

A brand mention and a URL citation are different signals. This category separates presence, evidence and attribution quality.

Why it matters

Identify dominant domains and build both owned coverage and legitimate presence within that ecosystem.

What to check in practice

Save the claim, cited URL and source passage. This makes it possible to verify whether attribution is correct and sufficient.

How it connects to other concepts

Source concentration belongs to citations and sources. It is best analyzed alongside related terms because AI visibility depends on several stages and signals rather than one isolated optimization.

Common mistake

Counting every link as a valid citation without checking which claim it supports.

Turn these concepts into metrics

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