Every ranking is computed from five public signals. Each weight runs 0-100 independently — no need to sum to 100. At query time, weights are normalized so they sum to 1.0 for scoring. You can override defaults on any search. The methodology is the product.
Search PresenceDefault: 30/100
Frequency across high-authority domains via Brave Search API. Raw data visible on each person's page.
Academic CitationsDefault: 25/100
Semantic Scholar h-index, citation count, influential citations. Raw data visible on each person's page.
Social ReachDefault: 20/100
Cross-platform following weighted by platform relevance to field. Raw data visible on each person's page.
Media RecencyDefault: 15/100
News mentions in last 12 months via news search APIs. Raw data visible on each person's page.
Wikipedia SignalDefault: 10/100
Page views, article length, inbound links, edit frequency. Raw data visible on each person's page.
On editability: Every person's page is a wiki. Anyone (verified human via Cloudflare Turnstile) can edit. All edits versioned. AI seed always restorable.
On filters: People tagged alive, dead, or fictional. Rankings respect filters. "Philosophy" + dead = Socrates, Nietzsche. + fictional = philosophical fiction characters.