Paper Citation Record · LEDGER

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms

As of 4 August 2026, this Paper Citation Record lists 24 of 24 outbound references and 2 inbound Pith citation observations for arXiv:2604.25707.

A citation records a reference. It does not transfer a finding from one paper to another.

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2604.25707 v2

Coverage vector

measured 24 of 24 reference resolution

Typed states for the displayed outbound observations.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-05-07T15:21:36.727812Z

measured 26 of 26 standing notices

One-hop event checks from named stored sources.

Source: scholarly_work_events, retraction_status_cache, observed 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00

measured 2 of 2 inbound itemization

Pith citing papers itemized under the disclosed page cap.

Source: paper_references, paper_reference_links, observed 2026-08-02T03:00:08.092634Z

measured 0 of 1 external citation measurements

A source-named dated measurement, never combined with another source.

Source: cited_works

Reference resolution

24 of 24 outbound references displayed

verified exact11
verified fuzzy5
unresolved5
parse uncertain0
malformed identifier1
metadata mismatch2

External citation measurements

No source-named external measurement is stored.

Outbound references

Observation 81934acf-158f-47f7-b2e7-e15f6a8df75c · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Unresolved cited work

Reference 1

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.734813Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation f6a4f645-ef62-4884-a602-07fc1f1c22f6 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Unresolved cited work

Reference 2

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.753507Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 1ae6001a-e31a-4a76-a475-4da39ce78877 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Unresolved cited work

Reference 3

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.758088Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation fe3869a1-f024-420c-bfb3-ab575e83e3e0 · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Unresolved cited work

Reference 4

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.760652Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 227e4245-77dd-4808-b508-435a0612a190 · outbound

This paper cites 3 Related Work 3.1 Generative Engine Optimization GEO was formalized by Aggarwal et al.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms 3 Related Work 3.1 Generative Engine Optimization GEO was formalized by Aggarwal et al

Reference 5

Resolution: malformed identifier; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.748695Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation ed617b04-ae57-4f67-955a-522d91527dd5 · outbound

This paper cites GEO: Generative Engine Optimization.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms GEO: Generative Engine Optimization

Reference 6

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.627368Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation dfd2a66f-ccd2-4527-87d8-57562f58237f · outbound

This paper cites Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Generative Engine Optimization: How to Dominate AI Search

Reference 7

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.620622Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 334d23d8-348c-4233-b6fe-ea3d166d6949 · outbound

This paper cites (2026).Diagnosing and Repairing Citation Failures in Generative Engine Optimization.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).Diagnosing and Repairing Citation Failures in Generative Engine Optimization

Reference 8

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.598349Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation ac01bb1e-4e09-40cf-93ec-f151f447b6e4 · outbound

This paper cites Think Before Writing: Feature-Level Multi-Objective Optimization for Generative Citation Visibility.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Think Before Writing: Feature-Level Multi-Objective Optimization for Generative Citation Visibility

Reference 9

Resolution: verified exact; local_arxiv, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.546468Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 4b1a7f7e-6736-49ed-bf30-57dcab611bca · outbound

This paper cites (2026).AgenticGEO: A Self-Evolving Agentic System for Generative Engine Optimization.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).AgenticGEO: A Self-Evolving Agentic System for Generative Engine Optimization

Reference 10

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.661086Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation b2b87154-b7f8-401d-aebc-b5a66f475be2 · outbound

This paper cites (2026).Structural Feature Engineering for Generative Engine Optimization: How Content Structure Shapes Citation Behavior.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).Structural Feature Engineering for Generative Engine Optimization: How Content Structure Shapes Citation Behavior

Reference 11

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.537585Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 876f86e1-1b72-4a88-aacc-da2a158692a0 · outbound

This paper cites Search Engines in an AI Era: The False Promise of Factual and Verifiable Source-Cited Responses.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Search Engines in an AI Era: The False Promise of Factual and Verifiable Source-Cited Responses

Reference 12

Resolution: metadata mismatch; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.521642Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 6a48f344-20f0-4e8d-a7ec-5eb74f57ddcc · outbound

This paper cites News Source Citing Patterns in AI Search Systems.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms News Source Citing Patterns in AI Search Systems

Reference 13

Resolution: metadata mismatch; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.646932Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 8c64ae97-22ec-491c-a90f-f51bdd44d244 · outbound

This paper cites CiteEval: Principle-Driven Citation Evaluation for Source Attribution.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms CiteEval: Principle-Driven Citation Evaluation for Source Attribution

Reference 14

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.638137Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation eaf82910-4ecb-4399-ba93-2140789f67cb · outbound

This paper cites On the Capacity of Citation Generation by Large Language Models.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms On the Capacity of Citation Generation by Large Language Models

Reference 15

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.503878Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 25010205-a5fe-4752-8e2c-c9219ffc46bb · outbound

This paper cites Characterizing Web Search in The Age of Generative AI.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Characterizing Web Search in The Age of Generative AI

Reference 16

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-06-02T03:04:01.593570Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation eef4aca6-1501-47fb-afd7-e10d94374d9f · outbound

This paper cites (2020).Retrieval- Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2020).Retrieval- Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks

Reference 17

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.739871Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation d3b08eb6-d249-4a22-a453-db25cb0e886c · outbound

This paper cites an unresolved cited work.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Unresolved cited work

Reference 18

Resolution: unresolved; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.755866Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation 6a90903d-59d0-4dbf-973d-ee4ea7e08882 · outbound

This paper cites WebGPT: Browser-assisted question-answering with human feedback.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms WebGPT: Browser-assisted question-answering with human feedback

Reference 19

Resolution: verified exact; local_arxiv, observed 2026-05-12T00:26:16.513353Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation a1cd0348-4a4d-4e33-a77e-1ad6057d7a71 · outbound

This paper cites Teaching language models to support answers with verified quotes.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms Teaching language models to support answers with verified quotes

Reference 20

Resolution: verified exact; arxiv_id, observed 2026-05-17T11:45:48.341649Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation b9a0bd68-7b17-4c1d-958a-d4412a6c9348 · outbound

This paper cites (2026).A dataset and analysis pipeline for studying how AI search engines select and use citations.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).A dataset and analysis pipeline for studying how AI search engines select and use citations

Reference 21

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.742559Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation bb4ee571-c196-4e38-9031-7084428dd8ad · outbound

This paper cites (2026).Overseas GEO Research Long Report, recalculated version.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).Overseas GEO Research Long Report, recalculated version

Reference 22

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.745497Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation b0cdd9ea-5d4d-4fbb-afbc-3dbde6357041 · outbound

This paper cites (2026).GitHub profile.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).GitHub profile

Reference 23

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.751170Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Observation e623a341-ae6e-4b63-b3ae-ae381e8c72da · outbound

This paper cites (2026).X profile.

From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms (2026).X profile

Reference 24

Resolution: verified fuzzy; raw_fallback, observed 2026-05-27T03:28:46.737151Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

No event found in the named queried sources as of 2026-08-04T06:34:03.388597+00:00.

Pith citing papers

Observation 4b75c932-7147-4ed3-aeb2-2c6cacaa17ef · inbound

Optimizing Visibility in Generative Engines: A Critical Survey of Generative Engine Optimization (2023-2026) cites this paper.

Optimizing Visibility in Generative Engines: A Critical Survey of Generative Engine Optimization (2023-2026) From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms

Reference 46

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-08-02T03:00:08.092634Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

Unavailable: canonical work link unavailable.

Observation 670edc4f-6822-4f4d-a59a-68b1583c6cfe · inbound

What Do Chinese-Language Generative Search Engines Cite and Surface? A Large-Scale Empirical Study cites this paper.

What Do Chinese-Language Generative Search Engines Cite and Surface? A Large-Scale Empirical Study From Citation Selection to Citation Absorption: A Measurement Framework for Generative Engine Optimization Across AI Search Platforms

Reference 4

Resolution: unresolved; no resolver link, observed 2026-08-01T22:27:28.465734Z

Source-reported events for the cited work

Unavailable: canonical work link unavailable.