| Grain yield, harvest index, and water use of wheat. JB Passioura | 888 | 1977 |
| Roots and drought resistance JB Passioura Developments in agricultural and managed forest ecology 12, 265-280, 1983 | 848 | 1983 |
| Increasing crop productivity when water is scarce—from breeding to field management J Passioura Agricultural water management 80 (1-3), 176-196, 2006 | 708 | 2006 |
| The drought environment: physical, biological and agricultural perspectives J Passioura Journal of experimental botany 58 (2), 113-117, 2007 | 701 | 2007 |
| Drought and drought tolerance JB Passioura Plant growth regulation 20, 79-83, 1996 | 600 | 1996 |
| Water transport in and to roots JB Passioura Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 39 (1), 245-265, 1988 | 584 | 1988 |
| Soil conditions and plant growth JB Passioura Plant, Cell & Environment 25 (2), 311-318, 2002 | 570 | 2002 |
| Soil water status affects the stomata1 T Gollan, RA Richards, HM Rawson, JB Passioura, DA Johnson, R Munns Functional Plant Biology 13 (4), 459-464, 1986 | 569 | 1986 |
| Simulation models: science, snake oil, education, or engineering? JB Passioura Agronomy Journal 88 (5), 690-694, 1996 | 466 | 1996 |
| Soil structure and plant growth JB Passioura Soil Research 29 (6), 717-728, 1991 | 457 | 1991 |
| Improving productivity of crops in water-limited environments JB Passioura, JF Angus Advances in agronomy 106, 37-75, 2010 | 439 | 2010 |
| The effect of soil strength on the growth of young wheat plants J Masle, JB Passioura Functional Plant Biology 14 (6), 643-656, 1987 | 436 | 1987 |
| Environmental biology and crop improvement JB Passioura Functional Plant Biology 29 (5), 537-546, 2002 | 388 | 2002 |
| Soil structure and plant growth: impact of bulk density and biopores RJ Stirzaker, JB Passioura, Y Wilms Plant and soil 185, 151-162, 1996 | 375 | 1996 |
| A breeding program to reduce the diameter of the major xylem vessel in the seminal roots of wheat and its effect on grain yield in rain-fed environments RA Richards, JB Passioura Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 40 (5), 943-950, 1989 | 375 | 1989 |
| The effect of root geometry on the yield of wheat growing on stored water JB Passioura Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 23 (5), 745-752, 1972 | 369 | 1972 |
| Root signals control leaf expansion in wheat seedlings growing in drying soil JB Passioura Functional Plant Biology 15 (5), 687-693, 1988 | 342 | 1988 |
| The perils of pot experiments JB Passioura Functional Plant Biology 33 (12), 1075-1079, 2006 | 341 | 2006 |
| Phenotyping for drought tolerance in grain crops: when is it useful to breeders? JB Passioura Functional Plant Biology 39 (11), 851-859, 2012 | 340 | 2012 |
| Nutrient availability limits carbon sequestration in arable soils CA Kirkby, AE Richardson, LJ Wade, JB Passioura, GD Batten, ... Soil Biology and Biochemistry 68, 402-409, 2014 | 331 | 2014 |
