Authority Score is BCited's per-cluster measure of how completely your site owns a topic. It runs from 0 (nothing ranks) to 100 (one URL on your site dominates the entire cluster).
How it's computed
The score blends four signals:
| Weight | Signal | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Ranking share | % of cluster queries you rank for at all |
| 25% | Position strength | Average position weighted by impressions |
| 20% | High-impression coverage | Whether your top URL ranks for the high-volume queries specifically |
| 20% | URL consolidation | Whether one URL dominates (good) vs many URLs compete (bad) |
A floor at position 35 means anything ranking worse than that doesn't count — pages that never get a click don't move the score.
What different scores mean
- 70–100 — Strong authority. One URL is the recognized authority for this cluster.
- 40–70 — Mixed signals. You rank, but ranking is spread thin across URLs or buried in deep positions.
- 0–40 — Weak. Either you're not ranking or your ranking URLs are too deep to drive traffic.
The score pairs with Ownership Status — a quick categorical read of the same underlying data.