Most search interfaces can display a view of the document by opening the search result. Some search interfaces can present a preview of the document on the same webpage. 

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Empirical research suggested that specific features besides standard data about retrieved documents can be useful for search result listings 

Additional Features of Results Listings

Hearst, M. A. (2009). Search user interfaces. Cambridge University Press. [https://searchuserinterfaces.com/book/]

Search User Interfaces

Typically, search pages suggest about 10 hits per page, with hyperlinks to additional pages if more results were retrieved. Users may prefer to have more hits per page, however, Linden (2006) suggested that increasing hits per page may cause web searches to take longer to generate. 

Number of Hits Per Page

Graphical displays of relevance score refers to the numerical score or icon that suggest the relevancy of search results. It is less used nowadays as research suggested that including relevance scores does not necessarily improve usability. 

Graphical Displays of Relevance Score

Previews of Document Content

Some search interfaces present a variety of relevant results displayed in different groups. These are particularly important if the query is ambiguous or if there are different meanings of the words searched.

Indicators of Search Result Diversity

Some search interfaces will present relevant hyperlinks from the retrieved web page.

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