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Publisher Citations

Also known as: AI Source Citations · AI-Cited Publishers

Publisher Citations are the publications and websites AI engines cite as evidence when answering buyer questions in your category. Examples include trade publications (PharmaVoice, American Banker, Law360), authoritative reference sites (Mayo Clinic, Investopedia, Justia, PubMed Central), and government bodies (FDA.gov, SEC.gov, NIH). Publisher Citations are not competitors — they are the third-party sources AI engines treat as ground truth. The highest-leverage move for earning AI visibility is placement on the Publisher Citations AI engines already ground in for your category. Bullzeye Global Growth Partners ranks Publisher Citations by Leverage Score: citation count × engines using them × topical relevance.

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Earning citations from publishers AI engines trust

Why earned media on the right publishers moves the AI citation needle faster than any amount of on-page optimization, and how to find the publishers that matter.

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Last updated 2026-05-27 · Part of the