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The Hierarchical dimension within Jason Barnard's Indexing Annotation Proof Dimensions framework. During indexing, bots annotate hierarchical proof signals: Recognition (detecting awards, titles, acknowledgments), Parentage (identifying citation direction - who cites whom as source), and Connectivity (mapping entity co-occurrence and relationships). Each annotation carries a confidence score.

Jason Barnard explains Hierarchical annotation as HOW bots detect authority structure. The bot scans for: Recognition signals (awards mentioned, titles conferred, peer acknowledgments). Parentage markers ("according to," "as X explains," "coined by"). Connectivity patterns (entity co-occurrence, relationship predicates). A chunk stating "According to Jason Barnard, recognized by Google's John Mueller" gets tagged with Recognition [0.92] and Parentage [0.95].

Hierarchical annotation happens during indexing - before any query. The bot tags authority structure signals so downstream algorithms can map who validates whom. Citation direction matters: citing others vs. being cited creates different authority signals.