Rubric signal structural-depthStructure, 1 of 13
Structural depth (GEO-SFE)
Heading hierarchy + nested structure depth: H1→H2→H3 nesting that mirrors a real outline.
- Class
- Structure
- Source
- GEO-SFE (arXiv:2603.29979) + Aggarwal et al., KDD 2024
Why it matters for AI citation
arXiv:2603.29979 shows a +17.3% citation lift for pages with measurable structural depth vs flat documents.
How to fix it
Group your content under named H2 subsections. Use H3 for sub-points. Don't skip levels.
About the Structure class
How parseable your page is to an AI engine. Schema, headings, lists, tables, alt-text, OG meta. The substrate that makes everything else legible.
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