Academic Impact
Rankless
Rankless (2024) is an interactive platform designed to explore and highlight the unique contributions of thousands of universities and millions of authors worldwide.
By moving beyond rankings and single metrics, the project offers a fresh perspective on how academia is influenced based on geography and topic, emphasizing diverse forms of impact and providing a richer understanding of academic influence.
Rankless was developed by Endre Borza, an economist working as a data engineer at CCL. The graphic and interaction design of Rankless is the work of Máté Barkóczi (MOME) who interned at CCL. Vera Hamar, Executive Director of CCL, supported Rankless as a project manager and coordinator. César A. Hidalgo, Director of CCL, supervised the project.
Since its release in 2024, the platform has undergone several iterations and updates, and it has been expanded with new features. You can now explore the impact of individuals, countries, and even journals through a range of informative data-visualization tools.
In 2025, Rankless was nominated for a Webby Award in the category Websites&mobile sites - Science.
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