ranked
v.v. to give someone or something a position on a list based on quality, size, or importance. You use this when comparing things to see which is best or worst.
v. to assign a specific position within a hierarchy or ordered scale based on relative merit, status, or value. Often used in the passive voice to describe an established standing.
The magazine ranked the new restaurant as the best in the city.
Experts ranked the country as one of the safest places to live for families this year.
While critics initially dismissed the film, modern audiences have consistently ranked it among the most influential works of the decade in recent surveys.
From rank + -ed.
The verb is transitive and often takes the preposition 'as' or 'among' to specify the category or position.