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AI Book Discoverability Index · genre

Science fiction

8,103 citations · 662 distinct domains · Reddit cited 198× here · live index, updated continuously (18 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.

1en.wikipedia.org62653 bks
2goodreads.com59956 bks
3fivebooks.com51862 bks
4youtube.com29333 bks
5panmacmillan.com29054 bks
6sffbookreview.wordpress.com25636 bks
7andrewliptak.com23963 bks
8reddit.com19826 bks
9penguinrandomhouse.com19446 bks
10medium.com16761 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.com256× hereacross 36 books#1 in genre · #61 global
andrewliptak.com239× hereacross 63 books#2 in genre · #75 global
booksbonesbuffy.com139× hereacross 62 books#3 in genre · #135 global
nathanbweller.com127× hereacross 35 books#4 in genre · #105 global
hilobrow.com84× hereacross 31 books#5 in genre · #257 global
marinet.bibliocommons.com81× hereacross 27 books#6 in genre · #176 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.