Subcategory
Science Fiction & Fantasy
This index adds up the scores of 8 questions. 211 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
- 1The Lord of the Rings128.1
- 21984100.2
- 3Dune86.3
- 4The Wheel of Time85.1
- 5Brave New World82.3
- 6A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series81.0
- 7The Stormlight Archive74.3
- 8A Song of Ice and Fire72.7
- 9Fahrenheit 45171.5
- 10The Martian66.3
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- 11Malazan Book of the Fallen65.7
- 12Project Hail Mary63.6
- 13The Kingkiller Chronicle61.1
- 14Empyrean60.7
- 15The Fifth Season57.6
- 16The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy56.8
- 17The Handmaid's Tale52.8
- 18Realm of the Elderlings52.3
- 19The Earthsea Cycle50.4
- 20The Chronicles of Narnia50.3
- 21N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy48.3
- 22The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet48.0
- 23Neuromancer44.3
- 24The Left Hand of Darkness43.0
- 25Mistborn41.8
- 26The Way of Kings40.1
- 27Foundation (novel)37.6
- 28We37.4
- 29Piranesi36.6
- 30The First Law36.4
- 31The Cosmere36.3
- 32The Blade Itself36.0
- 33Game of Thrones35.2
- 34Ender’s Game34.9
- 35Frankenstein33.6
- 36The Priory of the Orange Tree32.6
- 37Never Let Me Go31.8
- 38The Road31.0
- 39Station Eleven30.5
- 40All Systems Red30.5
- 41Kindred29.3
- 42Discworld28.4
- 43Gollancz28.0
- 44Patrick Rothfuss27.3
- 45Luminous26.9
- 46Rendezvous with Rama26.7
- 47Childhood's End26.0
- 48Solaris26.0
- 49The Farseer Trilogy24.8
- 50When There Are Wolves Again23.5
- 1The Lord of the Rings128.1
- 21984100.2
- 3Dune86.3
- 4The Wheel of Time85.1
- 5Brave New World82.3
- 6A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series81.0
- 7The Stormlight Archive74.3
- 8A Song of Ice and Fire72.7
- 9Fahrenheit 45171.5
- 10The Martian66.3
- 11Malazan Book of the Fallen65.7
- 12Project Hail Mary63.6
- 13The Kingkiller Chronicle61.1
- 14Empyrean60.7
- 15The Fifth Season57.6
- 16The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy56.8
- 17The Handmaid's Tale52.8
- 18Realm of the Elderlings52.3
- 19The Earthsea Cycle50.4
- 20The Chronicles of Narnia50.3
- 21N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy48.3
- 22The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet48.0
- 23Neuromancer44.3
- 24The Left Hand of Darkness43.0
- 25Mistborn41.8
- 26The Way of Kings40.1
- 27Foundation (novel)37.6
- 28We37.4
- 29Piranesi36.6
- 30The First Law36.4
- 31The Cosmere36.3
- 32The Blade Itself36.0
- 33Game of Thrones35.2
- 34Ender’s Game34.9
- 35Frankenstein33.6
- 36The Priory of the Orange Tree32.6
- 37Never Let Me Go31.8
- 38The Road31.0
- 39Station Eleven30.5
- 40All Systems Red30.5
- 41Kindred29.3
- 42Discworld28.4
- 43Gollancz28.0
- 44Patrick Rothfuss27.3
- 45Luminous26.9
- 46Rendezvous with Rama26.7
- 47Childhood's End26.0
- 48Solaris26.0
- 49The Farseer Trilogy24.8
- 50When There Are Wolves Again23.5
Top 50 of 211
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
8Each 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1The Lord of the Rings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 21984 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3Dune | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4The Wheel of Time | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5Brave New World | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7The Stormlight Archive | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8A Song of Ice and Fire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9Fahrenheit 451 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10The Martian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11Malazan Book of the Fallen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 12Project Hail Mary | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13The Kingkiller Chronicle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14Empyrean | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15The Fifth Season | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
- 3
- 9
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 12
- Answers naming the brand
- 3
- 9
- 13
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 12
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| The Lord of the Rings | 12 | The Wheel of Time (12), A Song of Ice and Fire (11), The Stormlight Archive (10) |
| 1984 | 12 | Fahrenheit 451 (9), Brave New World (9), Dune (8) |
| Dune | 13 | The Left Hand of Darkness (9), 1984 (8), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (8) |
| The Wheel of Time | 12 | The Lord of the Rings (12), A Song of Ice and Fire (11), The Stormlight Archive (10) |
| Brave New World | 9 | 1984 (9), Fahrenheit 451 (7), The Handmaid's Tale (7) |
| A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series | 4 | Empyrean (4) |
| The Stormlight Archive | 12 | The Lord of the Rings (10), The Wheel of Time (10), A Song of Ice and Fire (9) |
| A Song of Ice and Fire | 11 | The Lord of the Rings (11), The Wheel of Time (11), The Stormlight Archive (9) |
| Fahrenheit 451 | 11 | 1984 (9), Dune (7), Brave New World (7) |
| The Martian | 9 | Project Hail Mary (8), Dune (7), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (7) |
| Malazan Book of the Fallen | 10 | The Lord of the Rings (9), A Song of Ice and Fire (9), The Wheel of Time (9) |
| Project Hail Mary | 9 | The Martian (8), Dune (7), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (7) |
| The Kingkiller Chronicle | 8 | The Lord of the Rings (7), A Song of Ice and Fire (7), Malazan Book of the Fallen (7) |
| Empyrean | 4 | A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series (4) |
| The Fifth Season | 5 | Piranesi (3), The Way of Kings (2), The Lord of the Rings (1) |
| The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | 10 | Dune (8), Project Hail Mary (7), The Martian (7) |
| The Handmaid's Tale | 7 | 1984 (7), Brave New World (7), Fahrenheit 451 (6) |
| Realm of the Elderlings | 8 | The Lord of the Rings (8), A Song of Ice and Fire (8), Malazan Book of the Fallen (8) |
| The Earthsea Cycle | 9 | The Lord of the Rings (9), The Wheel of Time (9), A Song of Ice and Fire (8) |
| The Chronicles of Narnia | 7 | The Lord of the Rings (6), Mistborn (6), A Song of Ice and Fire (6) |
| N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy | 9 | The Lord of the Rings (9), A Song of Ice and Fire (9), The Wheel of Time (9) |
| The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet | 6 | Project Hail Mary (5), The Martian (5), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (5) |
| Neuromancer | 9 | Dune (8), 1984 (7), The Left Hand of Darkness (7) |
| The Left Hand of Darkness | 9 | Dune (9), Neuromancer (7), 1984 (6) |
| Mistborn | 9 | The Lord of the Rings (8), A Song of Ice and Fire (8), Malazan Book of the Fallen (8) |
| The Way of Kings | 3 | The Fifth Season (2), Piranesi (2), The First Law (1) |
| Foundation (novel) | 4 | 1984 (4), Dune (4), Brave New World (4) |
| We | 4 | 1984 (4), Fahrenheit 451 (4), The Handmaid's Tale (4) |
| Piranesi | 3 | The Fifth Season (3), The Way of Kings (2) |
| The First Law | 8 | The Stormlight Archive (8), The Lord of the Rings (7), A Song of Ice and Fire (7) |
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 | 14 |
| 2 | reddit.com | 10 |
| 3 | shopping.google.com | 8 |
| 4 | fivebooks.com | 7 |
| 5 | youtube.com | 6 |
| 6 | penguinrandomhouse.com | 6 |
| 7 | collider.com | 5 |
| 8 | panmacmillan.com | 5 |
| 9 | screenrant.com | 5 |
| 10 | barnesandnoble.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 |
|---|---|---|
| goodreads.com | 1984 | 3 |
| rd.com | The Lord of the Rings | 3 |
| rd.com | The Wheel of Time | 3 |
| goodreads.com | The Stormlight Archive | 3 |
| rd.com | The Stormlight Archive | 3 |
| collider.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| fantasybookreview.co.uk | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| fantasybookreview.co.uk | A Song of Ice and Fire | 2 |
| fantasybookreview.co.uk | The Stormlight Archive | 2 |
| fantasybookreview.co.uk | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| goodreads.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| goodreads.com | A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series | 2 |
| goodreads.com | Dune | 2 |
| thefantasyreviews.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| bookbub.com | The Stormlight Archive | 2 |
| bookbub.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| collider.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| collider.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 2 |
| rd.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 2 |
| shortform.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| shortform.com | The Stormlight Archive | 2 |
| shortform.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| thefantasyreviews.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| thefantasyreviews.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 2 |
| thefantasyreviews.com | The Stormlight Archive | 2 |
| bookbub.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| goodreads.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| goodreads.com | Brave New World | 2 |
| nybookpublishers.com | The Lord of the Rings | 2 |
| nybookpublishers.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 2 |
| nybookpublishers.com | The Stormlight Archive | 2 |
| nybookpublishers.com | The Wheel of Time | 2 |
| goodreads.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 1 |
| shortform.com | Dune | 1 |
| collider.com | Dune | 1 |
| bookbub.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 1 |
| shortform.com | 1984 | 1 |
| shortform.com | Brave New World | 1 |
| shortform.com | A Song of Ice and Fire | 1 |
| collider.com | The Stormlight Archive | 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.