diff --git a/RMuseum/Models/Ganjoor/ViewModels/PoetOrCatWordStat.cs b/RMuseum/Models/Ganjoor/ViewModels/PoetOrCatWordStat.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c51c672d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RMuseum/Models/Ganjoor/ViewModels/PoetOrCatWordStat.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+namespace RMuseum.Models.Ganjoor.ViewModels
+{
+    public class PoetOrCatWordStat
+    {
+        public int Id { get; set; }
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        public int Count { get; set; }
+        public int RowNmbrInCat { get; set; }
+        public int TotalWordCount { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
index bafc2548..4c230796 100644
--- a/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
+++ b/RMuseum/RMuseum.xml
@@ -19233,6 +19233,14 @@
             <param name="catId"></param>
             <returns></returns>
         </member>
+        <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.GetCategoryWordCountsByPoetsAsync(System.String,RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.PagingParameterModel)">
+            <summary>
+            comparison of word counts for poets
+            </summary>
+            <param name="term"></param>
+            <param name="paging"></param>
+            <returns></returns>
+        </member>
         <member name="M:RMuseum.Services.Implementation.GanjoorService.BuildCategoryWordCountsAsync(System.Boolean,System.Int32)">
             <summary>
             build word counts
diff --git a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService-Partials/GanjoorService-CategoryWordCounts.cs b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService-Partials/GanjoorService-CategoryWordCounts.cs
index 8a8925ef..747a2af3 100644
--- a/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService-Partials/GanjoorService-CategoryWordCounts.cs
+++ b/RMuseum/Services/Implementation/GanjoorService-Partials/GanjoorService-CategoryWordCounts.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using RSecurityBackend.Services.Implementation;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic.Db;
 using RSecurityBackend.Models.Generic;
+using RMuseum.Models.Ganjoor.ViewModels;
 
 namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,43 @@ namespace RMuseum.Services.Implementation
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// comparison of word counts for poets
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="term"></param>
+        /// <param name="paging"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public async Task<RServiceResult<(PaginationMetadata PagingMeta, PoetOrCatWordStat[] Items)>> GetCategoryWordCountsByPoetsAsync(string term, PagingParameterModel paging)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var source =
+                     from cwd in _context.CategoryWordCounts
+                     join catsum in _context.CategoryWordCountSummaries on cwd.Id equals catsum.Id
+                     join cat in _context.GanjoorCategories on cwd.CatId equals cat.Id
+                     where cat.ParentId == 0 && cwd.Word == term
+                     orderby cwd.Count
+                     select
+                     new PoetOrCatWordStat()
+                     {
+                         Id = cat.PoetId,
+                         Name =  cat.Title,
+                         Count = cwd.Count,
+                         RowNmbrInCat = cwd.RowNmbrInCat,
+                         TotalWordCount = catsum.TotalWordCount,
+                     };
+
+                (PaginationMetadata PagingMeta, PoetOrCatWordStat[] Items) paginatedResult =
+                    await QueryablePaginator<PoetOrCatWordStat>.Paginate(source, paging);
+
+                return new RServiceResult<(PaginationMetadata PagingMeta, PoetOrCatWordStat[] Items)>(paginatedResult);
+            }
+            catch (Exception exp)
+            {
+                return new RServiceResult<(PaginationMetadata PagingMeta, PoetOrCatWordStat[] Items)>((null, null), exp.ToString());
+            }
+        }
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// build word counts