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Study: Document presentation redistributes citation credit in agentic search

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A new study titled CITECHOICE has investigated how the presentation of documents affects citation credit in agentic search systems. The research found that structured rendering of information concentrates citation credit rather than increasing the overall admission of sources. While observational position differences in search results significantly impact citation rates, controlled reordering effects are less pronounced. The study also identified a notable noise floor in citation evaluation, indicating variability in decision-making. AI

IMPACT This research highlights how presentation can influence information attribution in AI-driven search, impacting how credit is assigned and potentially affecting the perceived reliability of sources.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains a research paper detailing a new study and its findings. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Study: Document presentation redistributes citation credit in agentic search

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Sriram Selvam, Anneswa Ghosh ·

    CITECHOICE: A Causal Audit of How Document Presentation Redistributes Citation Credit in Agentic Search

    arXiv:2609.15164v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: When several retrieved sources support the same claim, an answer engine cites some but not others. We call this decision citation allocation and introduce CITECHOICE, a causal audit of authentic multi-turn agentic search. From 129 e…

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