// Hacker Noon · 18 May 2026

What 21,000 AI Citations Reveal About Generative Engine Optimization

I analyzed 602 prompts and 21,000 citations across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. Numerical data increases citation influence by 61.55%. Clear definitions by 57.33%. Q&A format decreases it by 5.74%. One ChatGPT citation drives 4.6x more traffic than a Google click. The optimal content length is 1,...

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