A computer-implemented method for ranking search results using an entity network includes: 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.