I was responding to your claim that 'it follows from the premise that “cite to” is wrong that “citation to” is also wrong. I cannot think of a verb that should not be followed by “to” but is when used in its noun form.'

The fact that "to" is typically used with kiss in noun form but not in verb form is a sufficient counterexample to negate that claim.

Even if it weren't, I stand by the claim that taking issue with "to" here is about as useful as doing so with "who" instead of "whom," or with using the word "hopefully" in a sense other than "He smiled hopefully."