diff --git a/tests/test_generate_popular_node_signatures.py b/tests/test_generate_popular_node_signatures.py
index b27917a..25d76f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_generate_popular_node_signatures.py
+++ b/tests/test_generate_popular_node_signatures.py
@@ -5684,6 +5684,32 @@ class ManagerIngestionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(["second", "first", "third"], [entry["id"] for entry in ranked])
         self.assertEqual([1, 2, 3], [entry["rank"] for entry in ranked])
 
+    def test_rank_packs_prefers_higher_search_ranking_when_downloads_and_stars_tie(self):
+        packs = [
+            {
+                "id": "low-search",
+                "title": "Low Search",
+                "repository": "https://github.com/example/low-search",
+                "downloads": 100,
+                "github_stars": 5,
+                "metrics": {"search_ranking": 1},
+                "manager_order": 0,
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "high-search",
+                "title": "High Search",
+                "repository": "https://github.com/example/high-search",
+                "downloads": 100,
+                "github_stars": 5,
+                "search_ranking": 10,
+                "manager_order": 1,
+            },
+        ]
+
+        ranked = rank_packs(packs)
+
+        self.assertEqual(["high-search", "low-search"], [pack["id"] for pack in ranked])
+
 
 class RepoCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_default_cache_dir_is_under_system_temp_dir(self):
diff --git a/tools/generate_popular_node_signatures.py b/tools/generate_popular_node_signatures.py
index 8c3b586..3788ac7 100644
--- a/tools/generate_popular_node_signatures.py
+++ b/tools/generate_popular_node_signatures.py
@@ -251,22 +251,22 @@ def _metric_max(metrics, names):
     return max(values, default=0)
 
 
-def _metric_min_float(metrics, names):
+def _metric_max_float(metrics, names):
     values = []
     for name in names:
         value = _coerce_float(metrics.get(name))
         if value is not None:
             values.append(value)
-    return min(values) if values else None
+    return max(values) if values else None
 
 
-def _metric_min_float_from_sources(sources, names):
+def _metric_max_float_from_sources(sources, names):
     values = []
     for source in sources:
-        value = _metric_min_float(source, names)
+        value = _metric_max_float(source, names)
         if value is not None:
             values.append(value)
-    return min(values) if values else None
+    return max(values) if values else None
 
 
 def _pack_id_from_repository(repository):
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def _rank_sort_key(pack):
     metric_sources = (pack.get("metrics", {}), pack)
     downloads = max(_metric_max(source, ("downloads", "download_count")) for source in metric_sources)
     stars = max(_metric_max(source, ("stars", "github_stars", "stargazers_count")) for source in metric_sources)
-    search_ranking = _metric_min_float_from_sources(
+    search_ranking = _metric_max_float_from_sources(
         metric_sources,
         ("search_ranking", "search_rank", "search_order"),
     )
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def _rank_sort_key(pack):
         -downloads,
         -stars,
         1 if search_ranking is None else 0,
-        search_ranking if search_ranking is not None else 0.0,
+        -search_ranking if search_ranking is not None else 0.0,
         manager_order,
         str(pack.get("title", "")).lower(),
         str(pack.get("id", "")),