diff --git a/taipy/core/data/data_node.py b/taipy/core/data/data_node.py
index afd5480247..c1c4094090 100644
--- a/taipy/core/data/data_node.py
+++ b/taipy/core/data/data_node.py
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._edits: List[Edit] = edits or []
 
         self._properties: _Properties = _Properties(self, **kwargs)
-        dn_cfg = Config.data_nodes.get(self._config_id, None)
-        self._ranks: Dict[str, int] = dn_cfg._ranks if dn_cfg else {}
 
     def __eq__(self, other) -> bool:
         """Check if two data nodes are equal."""
@@ -572,23 +570,28 @@ def get_last_edit(self) -> Optional[Edit]:
         """
         return self._edits[-1] if self._edits else None
 
-    def get_rank(self) -> int:
-        """Get the rank of this data node regarding to its scenario owner
+    def _get_rank(self, scenario_config_id: str) -> int:
+        """Get the data node rank for given scenario config.
+
+        The rank corresponds to the order of appearance of the data nodes in a scenario config DAG.
+
+        Arguments:
+            scenario_config_id (str): The identifier of the scenario config used to
+                get the data node rank.
 
         Returns:
-            The int value representing the rank.
+            The int value representing the rank of the data node config in the scenario config DAG.
+            If the data node config is not found or has no rank, 0xffff is returned. These cases should never happen.
+            If the data node config is not part of the scenario config, 0xfffe is returned as an infinite rank.
         """
-        if not self.owner_id:
-            return 0xfffe
-        config = Config.data_nodes.get(self.config_id, None)
-        if not config:
-            return 0xfffd
-
-        from ... import core as tp
-        owner = tp.get(self.owner_id)
-        if not isinstance(owner, tp.Scenario):
-            return 0xfffc
-        return config._ranks.get(owner.config_id, 0xfffb)
+        dn_config = Config.data_nodes.get(self._config_id, None)
+        if not dn_config:
+            self._logger.error(f"Data node config `{self.config_id}` for data node `{self.id}` is not found.")
+            return 0xffff
+        if not dn_config._ranks:
+            self._logger.error(f"Data node config `{self.config_id}` for data node `{self.id}` has no rank.")
+            return 0xffff
+        return dn_config._ranks.get(scenario_config_id, 0xfffe)
 
     @abstractmethod
     def _read(self):
diff --git a/taipy/gui_core/_adapters.py b/taipy/gui_core/_adapters.py
index 0221df2c28..728958230e 100644
--- a/taipy/gui_core/_adapters.py
+++ b/taipy/gui_core/_adapters.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ class _GuiCoreDatanodeProperties(_GuiCoreProperties):
         _GuiCorePropDesc(DataNodeFilter("Last edit date", datetime, "last_edit_date"), for_sort=True),
         _GuiCorePropDesc(DataNodeFilter("Expiration date", datetime, "expiration_date"), extended=True, for_sort=True),
         _GuiCorePropDesc(DataNodeFilter("Expired", bool, "is_expired"), extended=True),
-        _GuiCorePropDesc(DataNodeFilter("Rank", int, "get_rank()"), for_sort=True),
+        _GuiCorePropDesc(DataNodeFilter("Rank", int, "_get_rank()"), for_sort=True),
     ]
     __DN_VALIDITY = None
 
diff --git a/tests/core/data/test_data_node.py b/tests/core/data/test_data_node.py
index 649fe3cea3..414f4c71f9 100644
--- a/tests/core/data/test_data_node.py
+++ b/tests/core/data/test_data_node.py
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def test_create_with_default_values(self):
         assert dn.job_ids == []
         assert not dn.is_ready_for_reading
         assert len(dn.properties) == 0
-        assert len(dn._ranks) == 0
 
     def test_create_with_ranks(self):
         # Test _rank is propagated from the config
@@ -92,10 +91,9 @@ def test_create_with_ranks(self):
         assert dn.job_ids == []
         assert not dn.is_ready_for_reading
         assert len(dn.properties) == 0
-        assert len(dn._ranks) == 3
-        assert dn._ranks["A"] == 1
-        assert dn._ranks["B"] == 2
-        assert dn._ranks["C"] == 0
+        assert dn._get_rank("A") == 1
+        assert dn._get_rank("B") == 2
+        assert dn._get_rank("C") == 0
 
     def test_is_up_to_date_when_not_written(self):
         dn_confg_1 = Config.configure_in_memory_data_node("dn_1", default_data="a")
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ def test_create(self):
         assert dn.is_ready_for_reading
         assert len(dn.properties) == 2
         assert dn.properties == {"prop": "erty", "name": "a name"}
-        assert len(dn._ranks) == 0
 
         with pytest.raises(InvalidConfigurationId):
             DataNode("foo bar")