| Malcolm Fraser: the political memoirs M Fraser, M Simons Melbourne Univ. Publishing, 2015 | 125 | 2015 |
| The Content Makers:: Understanding the Future of the Australian Media M Simons Penguin Books Australia, 2007 | 92 | 2007 |
| A new symbiosis? Opportunities and challenges to hyperlocal journalism in the digital age A Carson, D Muller, J Martin, M Simons Media International Australia 161 (1), 132-146, 2016 | 52 | 2016 |
| Fit to Print:: Inside the Canberra Press Gallery M Simons UNSW Press, 1999 | 51 | 1999 |
| The meeting of the waters: The Hindmarsh Island affair M Simons Hodder Headline, 2003 | 48 | 2003 |
| Changing media coverage of violence against women: Changing sourcing practices? M Simons, J Morgan Journalism Studies 19 (8), 1202-1217, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
| Understanding the civic impact of journalism: A realistic evaluation perspective M Simons, R Tiffen, D Hendrie, A Carson, H Sullivan, D Muller, B McNair Journalism Studies 18 (11), 1400-1414, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Reassembling the Indigenous public sphere J Latimore, D Nolan, M Simons, E Khan Australasian Journal of Information Systems 21, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
| What's next in journalism?: new-media entrepreneurs tell their stories M Simons Scribe Publications, 2013 | 27 | 2013 |
| Journalism at the Crossroads:: Crisis and Opportunity for the Press M Simons Scribe Publications, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
| ‘We are not North Korea’: Propaganda and professionalism in the People’s Republic of China M Simons, D Nolan, S Wright Media, Culture & Society 39 (2), 219-237, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Changing Media Coverage of Violence Against Women: The role of individual cases and individual journalists J Morgan, M Simons Journalism Practice 12 (9), 1165-1182, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
| Quarterly Essay 77 Cry Me a River: The Tragedy of the Murray–Darling Basin M Simons Black Inc., 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
| Ties that bind M Simons Griffith Review, 6-29, 2005 | 15 | 2005 |
| Quarterly Essay 15 Latham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders M Simons Black Inc., 2004 | 15 | 2004 |
| journalism faces a crisis worldwide-we might be entering a new dark age MJ Simons | 12 | 2017 |
| Faith, Money and Power:: What the Religious Revival Means for Politics M Simons Pluto Press Australia, 2007 | 12 | 2007 |
| Dangerous precedent: The Melbourne Model M Simons Monthly, The, 32-39, 2010 | 11 | 2010 |
| Working with media to prevent violence against women-the uncovered intervention M Simons, E Khan Australian journalism review 40 (1), 51-63, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Exodus: the international student sector M Simons The Monthly 2, 2010 | 9 | 2010 |
