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 backpacking

Salomon takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 6 hold a position we'd call firm.

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answers sampled
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brands named
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bootstrap resamples

Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net202
7 Best Backpacking Boots in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-backpack…ts?utm=airanks.net136
How to Choose Hiking Boots and Hiking Shoes | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/hiking…ml?utm=airanks.net70
Best Backpacking Boots of 2026 - www.hikingfeet.comhikingfeet.comhikingfeet.com/best-backpacking-boots/?utm=airanks.net43
Best Hiking Boots (2026): Walking Shoes, Trails, Backpacking | WIREDwww.wired.comwired.com/gallery/best-hiking-boots/?utm=airanks.net37
RENEGADE EVO GTX MID - DARK GREY/BLACK – LOWAus.lowa.comus.lowa.com/products/renegade-evo-…ck?utm=airanks.net36
Men's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en/moab-3-mid-water…ml?utm=airanks.net36

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Salomon locked Salomon — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 98% of answers
Lowa locked Lowa — ci 0.92–0.92 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 81% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.83–0.83 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 87% of answers
Merrell locked Merrell — ci 0.75–0.75 · n=403 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 72% of answers
KEEN unsettled KEEN — ci 0.50–0.67 · n=403 · 38.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 39% of answers
Zamberlan unsettled Zamberlan — ci 0.50–0.67 · n=403 · 26.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 34% of answers
La Sportiva unsettled La Sportiva — ci 0.50–0.67 · n=403 · 35.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 33% of answers
Oboz firm Oboz — ci 0.33–0.42 · n=403 · 85.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 15% of answers
Altra soft Altra — ci 0.25–0.42 · n=403 · 68.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 16% of answers
Scarpa soft Scarpa — ci 0.25–0.42 · n=403 · 76.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 10% of answers
Danner locked Danner — ci 0.17–0.17 · n=403 · 98.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Asolo soft Asolo — ci 0.00–0.08 · n=403 · 79.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Topo Athletic soft Topo Athletic — ci 0.00–0.08 · n=403 · 79.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers

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

0.92–0.92

Hoka

0.83–0.83

Merrell

0.75–0.75

KEEN

0.50–0.67

Zamberlan

0.50–0.67

La Sportiva

0.50–0.67

Oboz

0.33–0.42

Altra

0.25–0.42

Scarpa

0.25–0.42

Danner

0.17–0.17

Asolo

0.00–0.08

Topo Athletic

0.00–0.08