Who are the leading academics shaping modern thought?
Science & AcademiaNamed in 1 of 6 answers
#23
14.0
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Vaclav Smil
Vaclav Smil is a Czech-Canadian scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Manitoba, known for his interdisciplinary analyses of energy, food, and environment.
1 questions · 1 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
- Best category rank
- #83
- Science & Academia · of 220
- Questions
- 1
- 1 categories
- Answers naming it
- 1/6
- Of the answers measured on this brand's questions
Visibility by category
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science & Academia | #83of 220 | 1 | 14.0 |
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Sources cited when this brand is named
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| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | chronicle.com | 1 |
| 2 | infoplease.com | 1 |
| 3 | johnmaconline.com | 1 |
| 4 | onepercentrule.substack.com | 1 |
| 5 | quora.com | 1 |
| 6 | scholargps.com | 1 |
Named by surface, by question
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Who are the leading academics shaping modern thought? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |