EliteAEO 84.5 Verified
EducationBusiness / FinanceTech / SaaS
DR
85
Ahrefs
DA
74
Moz
Traffic
128k
Ahrefs
Global·Dofollow
$519/ placement
EliteAEO score 87.5/100 Verified
academia.
Nofollow placement on academia.edu — an elite-tier citable link for SEO and AI answer visibility in Education.
Domain Rating
91
Ahrefs
Domain Authority
93
Moz
Monthly traffic
951k
Ahrefs organic
Main audience
ID
21% from Indonesia
About academia.edu
academia.edu is one of the most authoritative domains on the web (DR 91 / DA 93).
It reaches a six-figure monthly audience — about 951k organic visits a month according to Ahrefs — with 21% of it coming from Indonesia.
Editorially it covers education, which shapes the brands and stories it can credibly host.
The link is nofollow. It won't pass PageRank, but answer engines read the article text regardless — the brand mention and context are what earn AI citations.
AEO score breakdown
How academia.edu earns its 87.5/100. See the scoring method.
Authority50.0 / 55
Real traffic14.9 / 20
Topical citability9.0 / 10
Link hygiene13.6 / 15
Best for
- Edtech and course providers competing for “how to learn…” answers
- Brands targeting Indonesia
- Anchoring an entity profile — high-DR mentions help models connect your brand to its category
Good to know
- Nofollow link: the value is the mention and the audience, not PageRank.
- Publishers keep editorial control: topics, outbound links and anchor text are subject to their approval.
academia.edu placement FAQ
How much does a backlink on academia.edu cost?+
A single placement on academia.edu costs $489 through InTheAnswer, including article writing, publisher outreach and a live-link report. Prices are in USD.
Is the link on academia.edu dofollow?+
Our current offer on academia.edu is nofollow. Nofollow links still earn the brand mention that answer engines read and cite.
Will a placement on academia.edu help my brand get cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity?+
academia.edu scores 87.5/100 on our AEO index (Elite tier). No one can guarantee a specific AI citation, but mentions on authoritative, frequently crawled publications like this are among the strongest signals answer engines use when choosing sources.
How long does publishing on academia.edu take?+
Most placements go live within 1–2 weeks of order, including writing and publisher approval. You'll get the sample URL before publication.
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