Subcategory
Biography & Memoir
This index adds up the scores of 7 questions. 345 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Ron Chernow171.7
- 2Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln148.3
- 3Washington: A Life148.3
- 4McCullough131.0
- 5Doris Kearns Goodwin113.3
- 6John Adams101.3
- 7Open89.1
- 8The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt82.5
- 9Robert Caro81.1
- 10The Years of Lyndon Johnson80.4
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- 11Steve Jobs74.2
- 12Born a Crime68.5
- 13Truman66.7
- 14Crying in H Mart66.2
- 15Edmund Morris59.2
- 16Theodore Rex59.2
- 17Educated57.3
- 18Tara Westover57.3
- 19Long Walk to Freedom55.5
- 20The Power Broker52.2
- 21Alexander Hamilton51.6
- 22The Life of Samuel Johnson49.6
- 23Churchill: Walking with Destiny49.2
- 24I'm Glad My Mom Died48.3
- 25Walter Isaacson44.0
- 26Grant43.4
- 27Becoming42.7
- 28The Woman in Me42.4
- 29Shoe Dog42.2
- 30Colonel Roosevelt40.3
- 31Phil Knight38.7
- 32Finding Me37.7
- 33Nelson Mandela36.7
- 34When Breath Becomes Air35.5
- 35Paul Kalanithi35.5
- 36Ali: A Life35.4
- 37David Herbert Donald34.4
- 38Lincoln (book)34.4
- 39Bossypants33.5
- 40Jean Edward Smith33.1
- 41Eisenhower in War and Peace32.5
- 42Unbroken32.5
- 43Michelle Obama32.2
- 44Master of the Senate32.0
- 45Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power31.1
- 46Jon Meacham31.1
- 47Tiger Woods (book)31.0
- 48Mother Mary Comes to Me29.7
- 49Man's Search for Meaning28.2
- 50James Thomas Flexner28.0
- 1Ron Chernow171.7
- 2Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln148.3
- 3Washington: A Life148.3
- 4McCullough131.0
- 5Doris Kearns Goodwin113.3
- 6John Adams101.3
- 7Open89.1
- 8The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt82.5
- 9Robert Caro81.1
- 10The Years of Lyndon Johnson80.4
- 11Steve Jobs74.2
- 12Born a Crime68.5
- 13Truman66.7
- 14Crying in H Mart66.2
- 15Edmund Morris59.2
- 16Theodore Rex59.2
- 17Educated57.3
- 18Tara Westover57.3
- 19Long Walk to Freedom55.5
- 20The Power Broker52.2
- 21Alexander Hamilton51.6
- 22The Life of Samuel Johnson49.6
- 23Churchill: Walking with Destiny49.2
- 24I'm Glad My Mom Died48.3
- 25Walter Isaacson44.0
- 26Grant43.4
- 27Becoming42.7
- 28The Woman in Me42.4
- 29Shoe Dog42.2
- 30Colonel Roosevelt40.3
- 31Phil Knight38.7
- 32Finding Me37.7
- 33Nelson Mandela36.7
- 34When Breath Becomes Air35.5
- 35Paul Kalanithi35.5
- 36Ali: A Life35.4
- 37David Herbert Donald34.4
- 38Lincoln (book)34.4
- 39Bossypants33.5
- 40Jean Edward Smith33.1
- 41Eisenhower in War and Peace32.5
- 42Unbroken32.5
- 43Michelle Obama32.2
- 44Master of the Senate32.0
- 45Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power31.1
- 46Jon Meacham31.1
- 47Tiger Woods (book)31.0
- 48Mother Mary Comes to Me29.7
- 49Man's Search for Meaning28.2
- 50James Thomas Flexner28.0
Top 50 of 345
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
7Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 7 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ron Chernow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3Washington: A Life | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 4McCullough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 6John Adams | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7Open | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Robert Caro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10The Years of Lyndon Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Steve Jobs | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12Born a Crime | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13Truman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14Crying in H Mart | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15Edmund Morris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 17
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 11
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 17
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 11
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Chernow | 13 | McCullough (10), Doris Kearns Goodwin (10), Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (10) |
| Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 17 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (11), Steve Jobs (10), Ron Chernow (10) |
| Washington: A Life | 10 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (9), McCullough (8), Ron Chernow (8) |
| McCullough | 10 | Ron Chernow (10), Washington: A Life (8), Doris Kearns Goodwin (7) |
| Doris Kearns Goodwin | 11 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (11), Ron Chernow (10), Robert Caro (7) |
| John Adams | 11 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (8), McCullough (7), Steve Jobs (7) |
| Open | 7 | The Woman in Me (3), I'm Glad My Mom Died (3), Crying in H Mart (2) |
| The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 9 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (6), Edmund Morris (5), Theodore Rex (5) |
| Robert Caro | 8 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (7), Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (7), Ron Chernow (7) |
| The Years of Lyndon Johnson | 10 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (8), Churchill: Walking with Destiny (6), Robert Caro (5) |
| Steve Jobs | 13 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (10), Alexander Hamilton (9), Long Walk to Freedom (7) |
| Born a Crime | 10 | Educated (6), Becoming (5), Crying in H Mart (4) |
| Truman | 7 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (6), McCullough (5), Doris Kearns Goodwin (5) |
| Crying in H Mart | 6 | The Woman in Me (4), Born a Crime (4), I'm Glad My Mom Died (3) |
| Edmund Morris | 6 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (5), Theodore Rex (5), The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (5) |
| Theodore Rex | 5 | Edmund Morris (5), The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (5), McCullough (4) |
| Educated | 7 | Born a Crime (6), Becoming (5), Tara Westover (4) |
| Tara Westover | 4 | Educated (4), Becoming (3), Born a Crime (3) |
| Long Walk to Freedom | 11 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (9), Doris Kearns Goodwin (7), Steve Jobs (7) |
| The Power Broker | 8 | The Life of Samuel Johnson (7), Alexander Hamilton (6), Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (6) |
| Alexander Hamilton | 10 | Steve Jobs (9), Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (8), The Power Broker (6) |
| The Life of Samuel Johnson | 7 | The Power Broker (7), Alexander Hamilton (5), Steve Jobs (5) |
| Churchill: Walking with Destiny | 8 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (7), Alexander Hamilton (6), The Years of Lyndon Johnson (6) |
| I'm Glad My Mom Died | 4 | The Woman in Me (4), Crying in H Mart (3), Open (3) |
| Walter Isaacson | 8 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (7), Long Walk to Freedom (7), Steve Jobs (7) |
| Grant | 7 | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (7), Washington: A Life (5), The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (5) |
| Becoming | 6 | Educated (5), Born a Crime (5), Tara Westover (3) |
| The Woman in Me | 5 | I'm Glad My Mom Died (4), Crying in H Mart (4), Open (3) |
| Shoe Dog | 5 | McCullough (2), Doris Kearns Goodwin (2), Educated (2) |
| Colonel Roosevelt | 4 | Edmund Morris (4), Theodore Rex (4), The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (4) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | goodreads.com | 10 |
| 2 | penguinrandomhouse.com | 7 |
| 3 | fivebooks.com | 7 |
| 4 | pulitzer.org | 6 |
| 5 | bookauthority.org | 5 |
| 6 | reddit.com | 5 |
| 7 | celadonbooks.com | 5 |
| 8 | time.com | 5 |
| 9 | shopping.google.com | 4 |
| 10 | bookriot.com | 4 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| pulitzer.org | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 4 |
| goodreads.com | John Adams | 4 |
| pulitzer.org | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 4 |
| goodreads.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 3 |
| pulitzer.org | McCullough | 3 |
| goodreads.com | Ron Chernow | 3 |
| goodreads.com | McCullough | 3 |
| pulitzer.org | Washington: A Life | 3 |
| pulitzer.org | Ron Chernow | 3 |
| booksrun.com | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| booksrun.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 2 |
| booksrun.com | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| christoverall.com | McCullough | 2 |
| christoverall.com | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| booksrun.com | McCullough | 2 |
| aarp.org | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| aarp.org | John Adams | 2 |
| aarp.org | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | McCullough | 2 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| aarp.org | McCullough | 2 |
| booksrun.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2 |
| christoverall.com | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| goodreads.com | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | McCullough | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | Washington: A Life | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | John Adams | 2 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| pulitzer.org | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 2 |
| reddit.com | McCullough | 2 |
| reddit.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 2 |
| reddit.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 2 |
| reddit.com | Ron Chernow | 2 |
| aarp.org | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| pulitzer.org | John Adams | 1 |
| penguinrandomhouse.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| aarp.org | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 1 |
| reddit.com | John Adams | 1 |
| reddit.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 1 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| christoverall.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| christoverall.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
| christoverall.com | John Adams | 1 |
| reddit.com | Washington: A Life | 1 |
| christoverall.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 1 |
| goodreads.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 1 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | Doris Kearns Goodwin | 1 |
| goodreads.com | Open | 1 |
| goodreads.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| booksrun.com | The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt | 1 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | John Adams | 1 |
| bestpresidentialbios.com | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
| aarp.org | Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
Other indexes in Books & Literature
The other indexes under the same parent, each with its top five brands.