--- title: "Which publications do AI engines cite for AI Infrastructure buyers?" description: "On best-in-category questions in AI Infrastructure, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite MarkTechPost, Yahoo News and AIMultiple most often, out of 16 editorial publications cited across 137 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks." canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-infrastructure-buyers --- # Which publications do AI engines cite for AI Infrastructure buyers? On best-in-category questions in AI Infrastructure, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite MarkTechPost, Yahoo News and AIMultiple most often, out of 16 editorial publications cited across 137 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks. Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-infrastructure-buyers Category: AI Infrastructure Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-06 ## AI Infrastructure: best-in-category questions 16 editorial publications cited across 137 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [MarkTechPost](https://authoritytech.io/publications/marktechpost.md) | 5.1% | 7 / 137 | | 2 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 4.4% | 6 / 137 | | 3 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 3.6% | 5 / 137 | | 4 | [The New Stack](https://authoritytech.io/publications/thenewstack.md) | 3.6% | 5 / 137 | | 5 | [glukhov.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/glukhov.md) | 2.9% | 4 / 137 | | 6 | [Turing Post](https://authoritytech.io/publications/turingpost.md) | 2.9% | 4 / 137 | | 7 | [Developers Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/developersdigest.md) | 2.2% | 3 / 137 | | 8 | [In Plain English](https://authoritytech.io/publications/plainenglish.md) | 2.2% | 3 / 137 | | 9 | [insideaimedia.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/insideaimedia.md) | 1.5% | 2 / 137 | | 10 | [netflixtechblog.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/netflixtechblog.md) | 1.5% | 2 / 137 | ## AI Infrastructure: top-list questions 18 editorial publications cited across 168 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 4.8% | 8 / 168 | | 2 | [PostHog](https://authoritytech.io/publications/posthog.md) | 2.4% | 4 / 168 | | 3 | [Tech Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/tech-insider.md) | 2.4% | 4 / 168 | | 4 | [Big News Network.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bignewsnetwork.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 5 | [Blockchain News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/blockchain.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 6 | [CIO](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cio.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 7 | [connect2nonstop.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/connect2nonstop.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 8 | [daily.dev](https://authoritytech.io/publications/daily.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 9 | [dasroot.net](https://authoritytech.io/publications/dasroot.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | | 10 | [glukhov.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/glukhov.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 168 | ## AI Infrastructure: how-to-choose questions 15 editorial publications cited across 166 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 166 | | 2 | [daily.dev](https://authoritytech.io/publications/daily.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 166 | | 3 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 166 | | 4 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 166 | | 5 | [TechTarget](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techtarget.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 166 | | 6 | [chitika.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/chitika.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 7 | [dasroot.net](https://authoritytech.io/publications/dasroot.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 8 | [decompressed.io](https://authoritytech.io/publications/decompressed.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 9 | [inferenceai.tech](https://authoritytech.io/publications/inferenceai.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 10 | [IT Pro](https://authoritytech.io/publications/itpro.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | ## AI Infrastructure: head-to-head comparisons 12 editorial publications cited across 166 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [OpenReview](https://authoritytech.io/publications/openreview.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 166 | | 2 | [theaidatabaseblog.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/theaidatabaseblog.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 166 | | 3 | [WordPress.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/wordpress.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 166 | | 4 | [inferenceai.tech](https://authoritytech.io/publications/inferenceai.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 166 | | 5 | [Ai Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-journal.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 6 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 7 | [Cybernews](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cybernews.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 8 | [Developers Digest](https://authoritytech.io/publications/developersdigest.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 9 | [dualmedia.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/dualmedia.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | | 10 | [mypminterview.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/mypminterview.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 166 | ## AI Infrastructure: is-it-worth-it questions 21 editorial publications cited across 165 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [chitika.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/chitika.md) | 16% | 27 / 165 | | 2 | [VentureBeat](https://authoritytech.io/publications/venture-beat.md) | 8.5% | 14 / 165 | | 3 | [LogicMonitor](https://authoritytech.io/publications/logicmonitor.md) | 2.4% | 4 / 165 | | 4 | [nogentech.org](https://authoritytech.io/publications/nogentech.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 165 | | 5 | [The New Stack](https://authoritytech.io/publications/thenewstack.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 6 | [TIME](https://authoritytech.io/publications/time-com.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 7 | [vadim.blog](https://authoritytech.io/publications/vadim.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 8 | [youtube.com/@cloudcomputinginsider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/youtube.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 9 | [AIMultiple](https://authoritytech.io/publications/aimultiple.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 165 | | 10 | [AI News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/artificialintelligence-news.md) | 0.6% | 1 / 165 | ## AI Infrastructure: problem-first questions 40 editorial publications cited across 165 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Tech Business News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techbusinessnews.md) | 3.0% | 5 / 165 | | 2 | [Ai Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-journal.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 165 | | 3 | [In Plain English](https://authoritytech.io/publications/plainenglish.md) | 1.8% | 3 / 165 | | 4 | [ai-navigate-news.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/ai-navigate-news.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 5 | [CIO](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cio.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 6 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 7 | [itsueblog.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/itsueblog.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 8 | [TechRadar](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techradar.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 9 | [techstrong.ai](https://authoritytech.io/publications/techstrong.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | | 10 | [The Next Web](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-next-web.md) | 1.2% | 2 / 165 | ## Which of these is worth pursuing? Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage moves your brand where a publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks. ## How this is measured Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's stratum citation rate, carried with its own denominator. Release 2026-10-06, methodology mri_score_v2.0. ## Links - [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md) - [AI Infrastructure in the Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/ai-infrastructure) - [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)