Citation Flow
01 Definition
Citation Flow meaning: Majestic's score predicting a site's link influence based on the quantity of backlinks.
Citation Flow is a Majestic metric, scored 0 to 100, that estimates how influential a URL might be based on how many sites link to it. It measures link volume, not quality. Analysts pair it with Trust Flow, since a high Citation Flow with low Trust Flow can signal many low-quality links.
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Why it matters
How Citation Flow fits the work
Reading it alongside Trust Flow helps reveal whether a site earned many links, quality links, or a mismatch that hints at spam.
In context
The blog had a Citation Flow of 55 but a Trust Flow of only 12, a gap that prompted a closer link quality review.
Practical note
A high Citation Flow alone means little; a large gap above Trust Flow often points to spammy link volume. It is Majestic's estimate, not a Google metric.