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  "slug": "why-is-gemini-citing-low-quality-sources-instead-of-our-primary-category-pages",
  "url": "https://answers.trakkr.ai/why-is-gemini-citing-low-quality-sources-instead-of-our-primary-category-pages",
  "question": "Why is Gemini citing low-quality sources instead of our primary category pages?",
  "description": "Learn why Google Gemini prioritizes specific sources over your category pages and how to use Trakkr to diagnose and improve your AI citation visibility.",
  "summary": "Gemini selects sources based on model-specific authority and relevance signals. Trakkr helps you identify citation gaps and optimize your category pages to ensure they are properly indexed and cited by AI answer engines.",
  "answer": "Gemini prioritizes sources that demonstrate high topical authority and provide clear, machine-readable answers to user queries. If your category pages are being bypassed, it is likely due to a lack of specific context or technical accessibility issues that prevent the model from recognizing them as the primary source. By using Trakkr, you can monitor which URLs Gemini selects for your core keywords and compare your performance against competitors. This diagnostic approach allows you to implement technical fixes, such as structured data updates or content formatting changes, to align your pages with the specific requirements of AI citation intelligence.",
  "keywords": [
    "why is gemini citing low-quality sources instead of our primary category pages",
    "gemini citation sources",
    "gemini ai visibility",
    "ai platform citation monitoring"
  ],
  "keywordVariants": [
    "why is gemini citing low-quality sources instead of our primary category pages",
    "gemini category page indexing",
    "ai answer engine optimization",
    "tracking ai citations",
    "improving ai search visibility"
  ],
  "entities": [
    "Google Gemini",
    "Trakkr",
    "Citation Intelligence",
    "Category Pages",
    "AI Answer Engines"
  ],
  "createdAt": "2026-02-03",
  "reviewedAt": "2026-04-29",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29",
  "articleSection": "Citation Intelligence",
  "tags": [
    "Citation Intelligence",
    "Gemini",
    "Google Gemini",
    "Trakkr",
    "why is gemini citing low-quality sources instead of our primary category pages",
    "gemini citation sources"
  ],
  "author": {
    "id": "trakkr-research",
    "name": "Trakkr Research",
    "role": "Research team",
    "url": "https://answers.trakkr.ai/authors/trakkr-research/"
  },
  "collections": [
    {
      "slug": "collections/citations",
      "title": "Citation Intelligence"
    },
    {
      "slug": "collections/technical",
      "title": "Technical Optimization"
    },
    {
      "slug": "platforms/gemini",
      "title": "Gemini Pages"
    }
  ],
  "guides": [
    {
      "slug": "citation-audits",
      "title": "How to audit citations, sources, and answer grounding",
      "url": "https://answers.trakkr.ai/guides/citation-audits/"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Google Gemini",
      "url": "https://gemini.google.com/",
      "type": "external-platform"
    },
    {
      "label": "Google sitemap overview",
      "url": "https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview",
      "type": "external-doc"
    },
    {
      "label": "Schema.org HowTo",
      "url": "https://schema.org/HowTo",
      "type": "standard"
    },
    {
      "label": "Trakkr docs",
      "url": "https://trakkr.ai/learn/docs",
      "type": "first-party"
    }
  ]
}