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AI Search Visibility Research

Original, primary research measuring whether independent businesses appear in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini's local recommendation responses. Six empirical studies across three states and three industries, plus analytical work on the mechanisms behind AI citation — same methodology throughout.

Research authored by Kevin H Wilde · ORCID 0009-0002-3753-5482

894
unique businesses tested across all reports
3
states covered
3
Miami sectors covered
8
published reports
Miami, Florida — 515 businesses across 3 sectors
Flagship report

Miami AI Search Visibility Study 2026

Analysis of 515 Miami-Dade businesses across health, legal, and real estate — the only report in this series testing whether the institutional-dominance pattern holds outside healthcare.

515 businesses99.6% no genuine citation0.4% genuine citation
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Health sector

Miami Health AI Search Visibility Study 2026

298 Miami-Dade health practices — dentistry, medical spas, physical therapy, and more.

298 businesses99.3% category-adjacent0.7% genuine citation
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Legal sector

Miami Legal AI Search Visibility Study 2026

120 Miami-Dade law firms — the most uniform outcome in this report series: 100% category-adjacent, zero genuine citations.

120 businesses100% category-adjacent0% genuine citation
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Real estate sector

Miami Real Estate AI Search Visibility Study 2026

97 Miami-Dade real estate developers — Related Group alone was named in 97.9% of all responses in this sector.

97 businesses99.0% category-adjacent0% genuine citation
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Other states — health sector
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania AI Search Visibility Study 2026

163 Southeastern Pennsylvania health practices — Montgomery County corridor.

163 businesses96.3% category-adjacent2.5% genuine citation
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New Jersey

New Jersey AI Search Visibility Study 2026

216 New Jersey health practices — the first report in this series.

216 businesses98.6% category-adjacent0.5% genuine citation
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Analytical research — sector observations
Analytical paper

Directories Were Declared Dead in 2012. AI Didn't Get the Memo.

An analytical audit of directory presence across seven Miami-area AI-search providers. Distinguishes free auto-approve directories, vetted business directories, vertical-specific directories, and PR-sourcing tools often conflated as "citations." Presents a testable hypothesis about Google Knowledge Graph inheritance and AI citation, not an empirical claim.

7 providers audited129 shared PBN domains0/7 with local Miami editorial
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Empirical study

Category Substitution and Retrieval-Layer Fragmentation in Generative AI Systems

A structured prompt study of 360 base LLM API responses across three models and five query types, with comparative consumer-product data from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude.ai, and Gemini. Documents how base LLM APIs and consumer AI search products respond differently to the same buyer queries — and why they should not be treated as interchangeable optimization targets.

360 API responses3 models tested4 consumer products compared0/4 products agreed on the same providers
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Also useful
Full Methodology → Free AI Search Visibility Checker → AI Search Optimization Guide →