Who are the leading academics shaping modern thought?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Piketty | 5/6 | 56.7 |
| 2 | Judith Butler | 6/6 | 56.1 |
| 3 | Daron Acemoglu | 4/6 | 56.0 |
| 4 | Peter Singer | 3/6 | 29.6 |
| 5 | Martha Nussbaum | 3/6 | 28.2 |
| 6 | Luciano Floridi | 2/6 | 27.0 |
| 7 | Michael Sandel | 3/6 | 26.7 |
| 8 | Byung-Chul Han | 2/6 | 25.3 |
| 9 | Shoshana Zuboff | 2/6 | 24.2 |
| 10 | Steven Pinker | 2/6 | 21.6 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| nubiapage.comTop 10 Best And Famous Philosophers In The World 2026: Wisdom for Today |   2 surfaces |
| onepercentrule.substack.comportal · Intellectuals in the 21st Century - The One Percent Rule |  2 surfaces |
| academia.edupublic · Influential Scholars Who Shaped Modern Education | Academia | 1 surfaces |
| academicjobs.comTop 10 Influential Leaders in US Higher Education 2026 | 1 surfaces |
| annenberg.usc.edupublic · Kate Crawford | USC Annenberg |  1 surfaces |
| britannica.comreference · Modern philosophy | History, Philosophers, & Facts | Britannica | 1 surfaces |
| chronicle.comIntellectual Diversity - The Chronicle of Higher Education | 1 surfaces |
| curiousmatrix.comTop 5 Most Important Living Intellectuals | 1 surfaces |
| danielleallen.scholars.harvard.edupublic · Danielle Allen | Danielle Allen | 1 surfaces |
| en.wikipedia.orgreference · Modern philosophy - Wikipedia | 1 surfaces |
| freepressjournal.inTop 5 Most Impactful Living Philosophers In 2025 | 1 surfaces |
| goodreads.comreview and listing sites · Most influential public intellectuals? | 1 surfaces |
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