AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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The Question

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Best hiking boots for ankle support

Salomon takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 12 ranked brands, only 8 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

Men's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en/moab-3-mid-water…ml?utm=airanks.net101
The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net93
The 7 Most Comfortable Hiking Boots of 2026, Tested and Reviewedwww.travelandleisure.comtravelandleisure.com/style/shoes/m…ts?utm=airanks.net76
10+ Hiking Boots For Ankle Support | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/catalog/ankle-suppor…ts?utm=airanks.net34
Hiking boots for every type of hiker | Official LOWA Webshoplowa.comlowa.com/en/experience-lowa/tips-s…er?utm=airanks.net34
RENEGADE EVO GTX MID - DARK GREY/BLACK – LOWAus.lowa.comus.lowa.com/products/renegade-evo-…ck?utm=airanks.net34

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Salomon locked Salomon — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 100% of answers
Lowa locked Lowa — ci 0.91–0.91 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 79% of answers
Merrell locked Merrell — ci 0.73–0.82 · n=396 · 96.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 76% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.73–0.82 · n=396 · 96.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 52% of answers
La Sportiva soft La Sportiva — ci 0.55–0.64 · n=396 · 74.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 41% of answers
Zamberlan soft Zamberlan — ci 0.55–0.64 · n=396 · 73.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 29% of answers
KEEN locked KEEN — ci 0.45–0.45 · n=396 · 99.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 31% of answers
Oboz firm Oboz — ci 0.27–0.36 · n=396 · 94.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 16% of answers
Scarpa firm Scarpa — ci 0.27–0.36 · n=396 · 94.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 13% of answers
Asolo firm Asolo — ci 0.00–0.18 · n=396 · 84.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 1% of answers
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.
Altra gathering Altra — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.

The Incomparability Lattice

what the intervals separate, not what the list claims

An edge means one brand's interval sits strictly above another's — zero overlap. No edge between two brands is not a gap in the drawing, it is the finding: their intervals overlap, and the bootstrap cannot tell them apart. Brands on the same rung are incomparable, not tied — the ranking above orders them anyway because a list has to print a total order; this diagram is the honest version.

Salomon

1.00–1.00

Lowa

0.91–0.91

Merrell

0.73–0.82

Hoka

0.73–0.82

La Sportiva

0.55–0.64

Zamberlan

0.55–0.64

KEEN

0.45–0.45

Oboz

0.27–0.36

Scarpa

0.27–0.36

Asolo

0.00–0.18