Citations
The pages behind every AI answer
AI answers are assembled from pages the engine read. Presence Scout records every one it cited, so you know which sites shape your category and which of them leave you out.
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| Domain | Cited in |
|---|---|
| salesforce.com | 22% |
| hubspot.comYOU | 20% |
| reddit.com | 19% |
| youtube.com | 17% |
| zapier.com | 15% |
hubspot.com · share of answers citing at least one page on the domain, all engines · 30 days to 16 September 2026.
From sources to a target list
Citations are kept per check and rolled up across your prompts, so one table shows the sites that matter most.
Top cited sources
Domains ranked by how many answers they shaped, with the pages behind each one.
Source types
Your site, review sites, publishers, communities and the rest, so you can see what kind of page each engine trusts.
Missing-source list
Pages cited in answers that name your competitors but not you. That is your outreach list.
How it works
1 · Checks run with web search on
Each engine reads live pages to answer, the way a person using it would.
2 · Every cited page is stored
Deduplicated and stripped of tracking parameters, attached to the check it came from.
3 · Sources are rolled up
By domain and by type, across every prompt you track.
4 · Gaps become targets
Sources that name rivals but not you are listed, and feed the action plan.
Why citations come before mentions
An engine names the brands it read about. If the comparison pages and communities it relies on for your category do not feature you, the answer will not either. Earning a place on those pages is usually the shortest route to being named.
Per engine, because they read differently
ChatGPT, Gemini and Google each favour different sources. The citations page can be filtered by engine, so you can see which sites move which answer.
Questions
Does every engine give citations?
ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews and AI Mode all return the sources they used when web search is on, which is how every check runs.
Can I see the exact page, not just the domain?
Yes. Every citation keeps the full URL and the check it came from, and the table can be exported as CSV.
Which plans include citations?
Every plan, for every engine your plan includes.
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