{"id":704302,"date":"2025-12-19T07:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:11:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-12-19T07:11:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:11:25","slug":"ai-overview-fan-out-rankings-boost-citation-odds-by-161-study-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ai-overview-fan-out-rankings-boost-citation-odds-by-161-study-2\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Overview fan-out rankings boost citation odds by 161%: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264ab434aba\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a264ab434aba\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ai-overview-fan-out-rankings-boost-citation-odds-by-161-study-2\/#Analysis_of_10000_keywords_shows_pages_ranking_across_Google_AI_Overview_fan-outs_account_for_over_half_of_all_citations\" >Analysis of 10,000 keywords shows pages ranking across Google AI Overview fan-outs account for over half of all citations.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Analysis_of_10000_keywords_shows_pages_ranking_across_Google_AI_Overview_fan-outs_account_for_over_half_of_all_citations\"><\/span>Analysis of 10,000 keywords shows pages ranking across Google AI Overview fan-outs account for over half of all citations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>Pages that rank for Google\u2019s AI Overview \u201cfan-out\u201d queries are much more likely to be cited than those that rank only for the main search query, according to data from Surfer SEO.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An analysis of 10,000 keywords found a strong correlation (Spearman 0.77) between how many fan-out queries a page ranks for and its likelihood of being cited in Google\u2019s AI Overviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>By the numbers.<\/strong> Pages ranking for fan-out queries are 161% more likely to be cited than pages ranking only for the main query. Also:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>76% of the sampled keywords triggered AI Overviews.<\/li>\n<li>33,000 fan-out queries were extracted using Gemini.<\/li>\n<li>Pages ranking for both the main query and at least one fan-out accounted for 51% of AI Overview citations.<\/li>\n<li>Pages ranking only for the main query accounted for just under 20%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fan-outs beat the main query.<\/strong> Ranking for fan-out queries is 49% more likely to earn a citation than ranking for the head term alone. When Google AI Overviews cited organic results:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About 20% cited pages that ranked only for the main query.<\/li>\n<li>About 30% cited pages that ranked only for fan-out queries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Most AI Overview citations don\u2019t rank.<\/strong> About 68% of cited pages didn\u2019t rank in the top 10 of Google for either the main query or any fan-out query. Among the top three visible citations, that share drops to about 46%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes, but. <\/strong>As always, correlation is not causation. Also:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ranking for fan-out queries does not guarantee an AI Overview citation.<\/li>\n<li>Fan-outs vary by user context and personalization, with only about 27% remaining consistent across repeated runs.<\/li>\n<li>Traditional SEO alone does not fully explain how citations are selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why we care.<\/strong> If you want to be cited in Google AI Overviews, don\u2019t chase fan-out queries. Own the topic. Surfer SEO recommends building deep topical coverage around core subjects, publishing content that naturally answers a wide range of related questions, and letting AI Overviews discover your relevance across different fan-outs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The report<\/strong>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/surferseo.com\/blog\/query-fan-out-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ranking for Multiple Fan-Out Queries Dramatically Increases Your Chances of Getting Cited in AIOs (173,902 URLs Studied)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Pages that rank for Google\u2019s AI Overview \u201cfan-out\u201d queries are much more likely to be cited than those that rank only for the main search query, according to data from Surfer SEO. 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