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 women waterproof

Merrell 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

The Best Hiking Boots for Women | Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…ns?utm=airanks.net335
Women's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en_US/moab-3-mid-wa…ml?utm=airanks.net78
Waterproof Women's Hiking Boots | REI Co-opwww.rei.comrei.com/c/womens-hiking-boots/f/f-…of?utm=airanks.net65
The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net57
The 13 Best Hiking Boots for Women of 2026| GearJunkie Testedgearjunkie.comgearjunkie.com/footwear/best-women…ts?utm=airanks.net56
Lowa Renegade Evo GTX Mid - Women's Review | Testedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/reviews/shoes-a…ns?utm=airanks.net51
Best Hiking Boots for Women of 2026, 55 Boots Tested | CleverHikerwww.cleverhiker.comcleverhiker.com/footwear/best-hiki…n/?utm=airanks.net43
Salomon X Ultra 5 Mid GORE-TEX Hiking Boots - Women's | REI Co-opwww.rei.comrei.com/product/245050/salomon-x-u…ns?utm=airanks.net37

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Merrell locked Merrell — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 100% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.91–0.91 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 89% of answers
La Sportiva locked La Sportiva — ci 0.82–0.82 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 73% of answers
KEEN locked KEEN — ci 0.73–0.73 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 59% of answers
Oboz contested Oboz — ci 0.45–0.64 · n=394 · 47.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 30% of answers
Lowa unsettled Lowa — ci 0.45–0.64 · n=394 · 36.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 37% of answers
Hoka contested Hoka — ci 0.45–0.64 · n=394 · 45.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 41% of answers
Topo Athletic locked Topo Athletic — ci 0.36–0.36 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 18% of answers
Altra locked Altra — ci 0.27–0.27 · n=394 · 98.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 10% of answers
Columbia locked Columbia — ci 0.09–0.18 · n=394 · 96.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Scarpa firm Scarpa — ci 0.00–0.18 · n=394 · 93.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Danner gathering Danner — gathering data, n=394. 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.

Merrell

1.00–1.00

Salomon

0.91–0.91

La Sportiva

0.82–0.82

KEEN

0.73–0.73

Oboz

0.45–0.64

Lowa

0.45–0.64

Hoka

0.45–0.64

Topo Athletic

0.36–0.36

Altra

0.27–0.27

Columbia

0.09–0.18

Scarpa

0.00–0.18