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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What is the best hiking boots for backcountry trips

Salomon takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 11 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

How to Choose Hiking Boots and Hiking Shoes | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/hiking…ml?utm=airanks.net137
7 Best Backpacking Boots in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-backpack…ts?utm=airanks.net129
The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net121
VIOZ GTX - Dark Brown | Men's Hiking & Backpacking Boots | Zamberlan – Zamberlan North Americawww.zamberlanusa.comzamberlanusa.com/products/0996zdbm…tx?utm=airanks.net36
RENEGADE EVO GTX MID - DARK GREY/BLACK – LOWAus.lowa.comus.lowa.com/products/renegade-evo-…ck?utm=airanks.net31

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Salomon locked Salomon — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=402 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.92–0.92 · n=402 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 77% of answers
Lowa locked Lowa — ci 0.83–0.83 · n=402 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 54% of answers
Zamberlan locked Zamberlan — ci 0.75–0.75 · n=402 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 43% of answers
KEEN firm KEEN — ci 0.58–0.67 · n=402 · 83.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 39% of answers
Merrell firm Merrell — ci 0.58–0.67 · n=402 · 83.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 38% of answers
La Sportiva locked La Sportiva — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=402 · 99.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 24% of answers
Scarpa firm Scarpa — ci 0.33–0.42 · n=402 · 90.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 15% of answers
Danner firm Danner — ci 0.33–0.42 · n=402 · 91.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 8% of answers
Altra firm Altra — ci 0.17–0.25 · n=402 · 89.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Oboz firm Oboz — ci 0.08–0.25 · n=402 · 84.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Asolo gathering Asolo — gathering data, n=402. No bootstrap interval yet.
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=402. 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

Hoka

0.92–0.92

Lowa

0.83–0.83

Zamberlan

0.75–0.75

KEEN

0.58–0.67

Merrell

0.58–0.67

La Sportiva

0.50–0.50

Scarpa

0.33–0.42

Danner

0.33–0.42

Altra

0.17–0.25

Oboz

0.08–0.25