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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Science fiction

9,751 citations · 925 distinct domains · Reddit cited 288× here · live index, updated continuously (26 Jul 2026)

The 10 sources AI cites most for science fiction

'Books' = how many distinct audited titles the source was cited for — every ranked domain must span at least two, so one book can never skew the list. Click a domain to see a real cited URL.

1goodreads.com74464 bks
2en.wikipedia.org74064 bks
3fivebooks.com57263 bks
4youtube.com35556 bks
5panmacmillan.com31059 bks
6reddit.com28855 bks
7sffbookreview.wordpress.com27450 bks
8andrewliptak.com26963 bks
9penguinrandomhouse.com20550 bks
10medium.com18161 bks
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🔑 Niche kingmakers (outliers)

Domains that punch above their weight inside this genre but barely register globally — the hidden gatekeepers AI trusts here specifically.

sffbookreview.wordpress.com274× hereacross 50 books#1 in genre · #56 global
andrewliptak.com269× hereacross 63 books#2 in genre · #64 global
booksbonesbuffy.com170× hereacross 62 books#3 in genre · #112 global
joshmatthews.org93× hereacross 39 books#4 in genre · #237 global
marinet.bibliocommons.com90× hereacross 35 books#5 in genre · #170 global
hilobrow.com86× hereacross 33 books#6 in genre · #254 global

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Where AI gets its science fiction book recommendations

Science fiction — top sources card

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<p>Source: <a href="https://visibility.publishing.co.uk/book-index/science-fiction">
publishing.co.uk AI Book Discoverability Index</a></p>

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Built from live citations across the four citation-transparent engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). A domain must be cited for at least two different audited books to rank; domains sourced ≥70% from one title are excluded. Book-level scores and the full domain list are part of the £29.99 report. Full detail: methodology.