I don't think that they even expect them to be predictors of importance or popularity. The "best paper" award can give a hint of temporary fashions or about wha

I don't think that they even expect them to be predictors of importance or popularity. The "best paper" award can give a hint of temporary fashions or about what seemed to be interesting concepts/works at a certain point in time. That's why it seems especially interesting to see them compared with the "top cited" in these charts.