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Current approaches often depend on contig-based quantification or lack comprehensive risk indices, which compromises their accuracy and utility. To address this, we developed MetaRanker (\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SteamedFish6\/MetaRanker\" xlink:type=\"simple\">https:\/\/github.com\/SteamedFish6\/MetaRanker<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ), a computational pipeline that assesses resistome risk by integrating the abundance of ARGs, mobile genetic elements (MGEs), and virulence factors (VFs)\u2014calculated directly from sequencing reads\u2014with their genetic co-occurrence on contigs into a unified risk index (RI). This index reflects the potential for horizontal transfer and pathogen emergence. Evaluated using\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                      and diverse real-world metagenomes (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 353), MetaRanker demonstrated superior accuracy and stronger discriminatory power than existing methods. Its optimized compact database (29.6 MB) and alignment strategy reduced runtime by over 50% in comparison to MetaCompare 2.0 under identical hardware configurations (32 CPU cores, 128 GB RAM). Practical applications confirmed that MetaRanker effectively discriminates risk levels across environments (e.g., hospital wastewater versus natural soil) and quantifies risk mitigation through wastewater treatment. As a robust, lightweight, and sequencing-platform-agnostic tool, MetaRanker offers a powerful solution for comprehensive environmental resistome surveillance and evidence-based risk management.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:sec>\n                      <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n                      <jats:p>The environmental reservoir of antibiotic resistance is a key contributor to the global health crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Effective surveillance and risk assessment of complex microbial communities are essential for prioritizing interventions and safeguarding public health. However, existing methods often provide fragmented or computationally demanding analyses, limiting their practical application for large-scale environmental monitoring. The significance of our work lies in developing MetaRanker, which overcomes these barriers by delivering a fast, accurate, and integrated metric of resistome risk. 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