Ranking Search Results Using an Entity Network

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for ranking search results using an entity network, the method comprising:

• receiving an entity search query submitted for performance on an entity network, the entity search query including at least one term and indicating a query submitter, the entity network comprising entities associated with each other by relations;
• identifying, based on the received search query and using one or more processors, all entities in the entity network that are responsive to the at least one term;
• ranking the identified entities, based on relevance with regard to the query submitter and using one or more processors, the ranking performed using proximity in the entity network;
• and
• presenting the identified entities in response to the entity search query, the entities presented in an order corresponding to the ranking.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a computer program product comprising instructions that when executed perform a method for ranking search results using an entity network, the method comprising:
• receiving an entity search query submitted for performance on an entity network, the entity search query including at least one term and indicating a query submitter, the entity network comprising entities associated with each other by relations;
• identifying, based on the received search query and using one or more processors, all entities in the entity network that are responsive to the at least one term;
• ranking the identified entities, based on relevance with regard to the query submitter and using one or more processors, the ranking performed using proximity in the entity network;
• and
• presenting the identified entities in response to the entity search query, the entities presented in an order corresponding to the ranking.