Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale | 40 | — | 0 | 2582 | 2576 99.8% |
| 16 | — | 0 | 1352 | 273 20.2% | |
| GALE Academic OneFile | 9 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| www.gale.com | 8 | — | 0 | 10 | 9 90% |
| GALE | 8 | — | 0 | 690 | 690 100% |
| Gale Digital Scholar Lab | 6 | — | 0 | 35 | 5 14.3% |
| Gale Cengage Learning | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Thorndike Press | 4 | — | 0 | 9 | 8 88.9% |
| Kids InfoBits | 4 | — | 0 | 5 | 5 100% |
| Academic OneFile | 3 | — | 0 | 8 | 2 25% |
| Gale Presents: Udemy | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Gale Health and Wellness | 3 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| Nineteenth Century Collections Online | 3 | — | 0 | 15 | 2 13.3% |
| China and the Modern World: Imperial China and the West Part II, 1865–1905 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Digital Scholar Lab | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Gale Courses | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 75% |
| Eighteenth Century Collections Online | 3 | — | 0 | 18 | 3 16.7% |
| Gale Primary Sources | 3 | — | 0 | 137 | 5 3.6% |
| The Listener | 3 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 50% |
| Gale General OneFile | 3 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography | 2 | — | 0 | 6 | 1 16.7% |
| Opposing Viewpoints | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Gale Academic OneFile | 2 | — | 0 | 9 | 7 77.8% |
| Archives Unbound | 2 | — | 0 | 20 | 1 5% |
| primary sources | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| General OneFile | 2 | — | 0 | 8 | 2 25% |
| Gale eBooks | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 7 100% |
| Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| ChiltonLibrary | 2 | — | 0 | 13 | 13 100% |
| Gale Primary Sources platform | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 0 0% |
| http://www.gale.com | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Gale In Context: For Educators | 2 | — | 0 | 11 | 11 100% |
| ECCO | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The International Herald Tribune Historical Archive | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 33.3% |
| Gale Primary Sources (GPS) | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Archives of Sexuality and Gender: L’Enfer de la Bibliothèque Nationale de France | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| webpage | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| The Times Digital Archive | 2 | — | 0 | 18 | 1 5.6% |
| Gale OneFile: News | 2 | — | 0 | 7 | 4 57.1% |
| Learning Center | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Books and Authors | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Five Star | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Go to Gale | 2 | — | 0 | 892 | 892 100% |
| Gale In Context: Biography | 2 | — | 0 | 12 | 11 91.7% |
| Gale in Context | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Privacy Policy | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| here | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to gale.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to gale.com, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe gale.com.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does gale.com have?
The anchor text report for gale.com displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.