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Yes. Person schema is the most overrepresented schema type in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, indicating cited pages frequently make authorship explicit.
The key numbers.
- Person schema lift
- Person schema over-indexes heavily on cited pages.
- 9.4x
- Pages with schema
- Share of cited pages with schema markup.
- 67.8%
Explicit authorship contributes to the trust profile of AI-cited pages, signaling that verifiable human expertise aids machine extraction.
The evidence.
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Person schema lift Person schema over-indexes heavily on cited pages. | 9.4x |
| Pages with schema Share of cited pages with schema markup. | 67.8% |
Population and method
Built from 1,465 AI-cited pages across 950 domains, using 28,033 citation opportunities and page-level crawl analysis.
Where the evidence stops
Most findings are correlational. Overrepresented traits are not the same as proven causal lifts.
Some subgroups, especially FAQ Schema + FAQ Content, are relatively small and should be read carefully.
The study looks at cited pages rather than all uncited pages in the open web, so it is best used as a benchmark profile.
What to do with this
- Make answer pages denser, more structured, and more explicit about authorship and freshness.
- Use schema where it helps machine readability, but avoid treating markup as a substitute for strong content.
- Design pages to be extractable with concise answers, tables, lists, authors, and clearly marked evidence.
Operators must prioritize visible and structured authorship when publishing or refreshing content, as machine readability of author credentials directly impacts citation likelihood.
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Source study: Anatomy of a Citation“Yes. Person schema is the most overrepresented schema type in the benchmark at 9.4x the web average, indicating cited pages frequently make authorship explicit.”
Mack Grenfell · Does authorship look important on cited pages?
The Anatomy of an AI Citation · Trakkr Research · Updated 30 March 2026