How psychologists are scored in Australia
The AI Recommendation Index for psychologists in Australia runs 15 buyer-intent prompts per city across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, every month. This page documents the exact prompts used, how the Composite Index Score is calculated, and a worked example.
Understanding the scores
What the numbers mean
AI Recommendation Share
The percentage of tracked queries where this business was named by at least one AI platform. The most direct measure of how often AI is recommending you to buyers.
Composite Index Score
A weighted combination of recommendation frequency, how many platforms cited the business, position in results, and citation quality. Scores from 0 to 1.
See full breakdown below ↓CIS calculation
How the CIS is calculated
Recommendation frequency
How often the business appeared across all 60 queries and all four platforms.
Platform coverage
How many of the four platforms independently recommended the business. Appearing on all four is a much stronger signal than appearing heavily on just one.
Position weighting
Where in the response the business appeared. Being named first carries more weight than being named fifth.
Citation context quality
Whether the AI cited the business with specific confident context or included it in a generic list.
Worked example
Worked example
Top-ranked firm · Adelaide
Adelaide Psychology Services
ARS 4830% · 29 of 60 queries
Prompt set
The 15 prompts we run
Each prompt is sent to ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, with {{city}} replaced by the actual city name. Some positions have multiple terminology variants run in parallel to capture different ways buyers phrase the same question.
- Who would you recommend for a psychologist in {{city}}?
- Which psychology practices in {{city}} would you recommend for anxiety and depression?
- If someone in {{city}} needed a psychologist today, who would you suggest?
- Who are the best psychologists in {{city}}?
- What are the most highly rated psychology clinics in {{city}}?
- Which psychologists in {{city}} have the strongest reputation for treating anxiety, depression, and stress?
- I have been struggling with anxiety and I need to see a psychologist in {{city}}. Who would you recommend?
- I am going through a difficult time in my life and need to speak to a psychologist in {{city}}. Who should I contact?
- I need to see a psychologist in {{city}} as soon as possible. Which practices have availability quickly?
- Which psychologists in {{city}} are known for their expertise in cognitive behavioural therapy and evidence-based treatment?
- Who are the most reputable psychologists and psychology practices in {{city}}?
- I need to see a psychologist in {{city}} urgently. Which practices can offer an appointment quickly?
- Which psychologists in {{city}} respond quickly to new patients and have available appointments?
- Which psychology practices in {{city}} are considered stronger than most of their competitors?
- Which psychologists in {{city}} consistently deliver better outcomes than others for people dealing with anxiety and mental health challenges?
Integrity
Data integrity
Every monthly run is automated. Prompts are sent to each platform via web-search-enabled API access. Responses are parsed for business mentions. Businesses are matched against verifiable public registers where available; results without verifiable matches are excluded. No business pays to appear in these rankings.
Register sources for psychologists in Australia will be published once verified.