Abstract: Disclosed here are methods, systems, paradigms and structures for ranking entities associated with any given industry. The systems and methods include performing a combination of semantic, citation and numerical analysis to produce a raw measure of each entity's influence/interest that is predictive of financial market movement, consumer demand, consumer-based web chatter and other metrics. The systems and methods further include utilizing the raw measures of influence/interest into a consumer-facing ranking of entities pertaining to a given industry.