# Citation tracking

Citation tracking lists the domains an answer cites: the type, the model, and how often they show up on the prompts you watch.

Canonical: https://www.genseo.co/citation-tracking
Markdown: https://www.genseo.co/citation-tracking.md

[AI search visibility](https://www.genseo.co/ai-search-visibility) is whether the answer names you. [Prompt research](https://www.genseo.co/prompt-research) is the list of questions. [Competitor analysis](https://www.genseo.co/competitor-analysis) is who else gets named.

## What the source list holds

Each row is a domain cited in an answer. The figures below are published reach and conversion numbers. They are not a Genseo benchmark. The counts in the product demo are sample data for a running-shoe catalog.

- 1.2 billion people use ChatGPT each week, including to decide and discover products. Source: OpenAI, https://openai.com/index/new-chatgpt-ads-format-and-measurement/
- AI Overviews has more than 2.5 billion monthly users. Source: Google, I/O 2026, https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/sundar-pichai-io-2026/
- More than 1 billion people use the Gemini app each month. Source: Google, 11 August 2026, https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-app/one-billion-monthly-users/
- On 1,200 publisher sites, visitors from AI signed up at 1.66%, versus 0.15% from search, about 11 times the rate. Source: Microsoft Clarity, https://clarity.microsoft.com/blog/ai-traffic-converts-at-3x-the-rate-of-other-channels-study/

## On each row

### The domain

The row names the page, then the site under it. The domain is who owns the page the answer actually used.

### The type

Article, Guide, Listicle, UGC, Reference, or News. A guide and a forum thread do different work for the answer.

### The model

ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode do not cite the same pages. The badges show which ones used that source.

### The count

The first number is how often it was cited. The second is how many prompts used it. Those are not the same fact.

### Your page

If the domain is yours, you can still change the page. If it is not, the gap is a page you do not have yet.

### The next check

The list is the last run. After you publish, the same prompts are checked again, and a new page can show up as a source.

## FAQ

### What is citation tracking?

It is the list of domains an answer cites on the prompts you watch. Each row is a source: the page title, the type, which models cite it, and how often. The questions themselves come from [prompt research](https://www.genseo.co/prompt-research).

### How is this different from AI search visibility?

[AI search visibility](https://www.genseo.co/ai-search-visibility) is whether the answer names your brand. Citation tracking is which pages the answer used. You can be unnamed while a competitor’s page is the source, or named because a publisher cited you.

### What do the source types mean?

Article, Guide, Listicle, UGC, Reference, and News. A Reddit thread and a magazine guide are both sources. They are not the same kind of page, and the type is how the list keeps them apart.

### Does a citation mean the answer recommended me?

No. A citation is a source the answer relied on. [Competitor analysis](https://www.genseo.co/competitor-analysis) is who got named. A source can cite a competitor, or cite you, without that being the same fact as a mention.

### What do I do with a source that is not mine?

That source is the page the answer already trusts. [Opportunities](https://www.genseo.co/opportunities) is the next task. [Content creation](https://www.genseo.co/content) is the page you can put on the calendar when the gap is a missing page of your own.

### Is citation tracking the same as a backlink report?

No. A backlink report counts links on the web. This list counts sources inside answers on the prompts you track. See the [Ahrefs alternative](https://www.genseo.co/compare/genseo-vs-ahrefs) and [Semrush alternative](https://www.genseo.co/compare/genseo-vs-semrush) pages.

### How do I see the sources for my site?

[Book a demo](https://www.genseo.co/demo) and we will open the source list for your prompts. Plans are on [pricing](https://www.genseo.co/pricing).

## Related

- [AI search visibility](https://www.genseo.co/ai-search-visibility)
- [Prompt research](https://www.genseo.co/prompt-research)
- [Competitor analysis](https://www.genseo.co/competitor-analysis)
- [Content creation](https://www.genseo.co/content)
- [Opportunities](https://www.genseo.co/opportunities)
- [Site health](https://www.genseo.co/site-health)
- [Ahrefs alternative](https://www.genseo.co/compare/genseo-vs-ahrefs)
- [Semrush alternative](https://www.genseo.co/compare/genseo-vs-semrush)
- [Pricing](https://www.genseo.co/pricing)
- [Book a demo](https://www.genseo.co/demo)