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Publication Intelligence Index

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Published: 2026-05-10
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Tracked since May 10, 2026·Updated Sep 12, 2026

An editorial view of the publications answer engines cite across technical and emerging categories, grounded in Machine Relations Index data.

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Top signal

Medium#1

of 1,183 classified editorial publications

1Medium#1
2Forbes#2
3Yahoo#4
4PR Newswire#8

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#	Publication	Source percentile	Publication signal	Cited runs	Scope	Next step
1	Medium medium.com	100pct100th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#1 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#1 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 46.8% of AI Infrastructure runs	802	AI InfrastructureAI Security & PrivacyAI Visibility & GEO	Audit fit ->
2	Forbes forbes.com	100pct100th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#2 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#2 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 39.4% of Consumer Finance runs	634	AI InfrastructureAI Security & PrivacyAI Visibility & GEO	Audit fit ->
3	Yahoo yahoo.com	99.9pct99.9th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#4 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#4 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 16.7% of Consumer Finance runs	302	AI InfrastructureAI Security & PrivacyAI Visibility & GEO	Audit fit ->
4	PR Newswire prnewswire.com	99.9pct99.9th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#8 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#8 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 8.0% of AI Visibility & GEO runs	179	AI Security & PrivacyAI Visibility & GEOConsumer Finance	Audit fit ->
5	TechCrunch techcrunch.com	99.9pct99.9th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#9 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#9 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 4.5% of Legacy News Topics runs	164	AI Security & PrivacyCybersecurityEmergent Prosumer	Audit fit ->
6	Apple News apple.com	99.8pct99.8th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#14 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#14 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 37.0% of Family Software runs	113	AI Visibility & GEOConsumer FinanceEducation & Training	Audit fit ->
7	PC Mag (Profile Post Only) pcmag.com	99.7pct99.7th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#15 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#15 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 14.8% of Emergent Prosumer runs	111	Consumer FinanceConsumer ProductsEmergent Prosumer	Audit fit ->
8	Business Insider businessinsider.com	99.7pct99.7th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#19 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#19 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 11.5% of Consumer Products runs	98	Consumer FinanceConsumer HealthConsumer Products	Audit fit ->
9	CNET (Profile Post Only) cnet.com	99.5pct99.5th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#24 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#24 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 11.8% of Consumer Products runs	74	Consumer FinanceConsumer HealthConsumer Products	Audit fit ->
10	Wall Street Journal wsj.com	99.5pct99.5th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#25 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#25 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 23.5% of Consumer Finance runs	74	AI Visibility & GEOConsumer FinanceCybersecurity	Audit fit ->
11	Fortune fortune.com	99.3pct99.3th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#33 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#33 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 6.1% of Consumer Finance runs	59	Consumer FinanceConsumer HealthConsumer Products	Audit fit ->
12	Time.com time.com	99.2pct99.2th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#35 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#35 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 10.8% of Consumer Health runs	56	AI Security & PrivacyConsumer FinanceConsumer Health	Audit fit ->
13	SourceForge sourceforge.net	99pct99th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#49 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#49 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 5.3% of Enterprise Software runs	48	AI Security & PrivacyCybersecurityEnterprise Software	Audit fit ->
14	WIRED wired.com	98.9pct98.9th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#54 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#54 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 13.2% of Consumer Products runs	47	AI Visibility & GEOConsumer HealthConsumer Products	Audit fit ->
15	Venture Beat venturebeat.com	98.8pct98.8th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#57 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#57 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 7.5% of AI Infrastructure runs	46	AI InfrastructureAI Security & PrivacyCybersecurity	Audit fit ->
16	Allure allure.com	98.5pct98.5th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#71 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#71 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 16.8% of Consumer Products runs	38	Consumer Products	Audit fit ->
17	Tech Times techtimes.com	98.2pct98.2th percentile across 21,452 observed domainsRank and percentile of this domain against every source the Machine Relations Index measures, of any type.#81 of 1,183 classified sourcesRank and percentile of this domain against other domains of the same source type (here, classified editorial publications).	#81 of 1183 classified editorial publications Cited in 9.0% of Emergent Prosumer runs	35	AI Security & PrivacyEducation & TrainingEmergent Prosumer	Audit fit ->

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