1. Güney, G., Cedden, D., Coutu, C., Baldwin, D.,  Hegedus, D., Babaroğlu, N., Bayram, Ş., Doğan, C., Ertürk, S., Toprak, U., 2026. Transcriptomic and proteomic insights into diapause in the wheat stink bug, Aelia rostrata. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. Accepted.
  2. Sansinenea, E., Martínez, L.A., Peñuelas-Rubio, O., Hwang, H., Toprak, U., Mitra, D., El-Shabasy, A., Upadhyay, S.K., Shin, J.-H., and Azizoglu, U. 2026. Next-generation insect pest management: Genetic innovations and emerging biocontrol strategies. Frontiers in Plant Science. Accepted.
  3. Zhang, W., Toprak, U., Mohamed, A., Chakkalakkal, G., Al-Dhafer, H., Smagghe, G., Eleftherianos, I. 2026. RNAi-based biopesticides: Biosafety and risk assessment—an outline. Entomologia Generalis. Accepted.
  4. Narva, K., Gordon, E., İnak, E., Smith, S., Whipple, S., Manley, B., Moreira do Nascimento, J., Zhurov, V., Singh, V., Bruinsma, K., Koç-İnak, N., Grbić, M., Toprak, U., Grbić, V. 2026. RNAi-based acaricides: On the path to commercialization of new tools for mite management in crops and hives. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 189:104520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2026.104520 
  5. Toprak, U. 2026. The hidden engines of insect life: The cellular machinery driving physiology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 75:101486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2026.101486
  6. Tettamanti, G., Casartelli, M., Mohamed, A., Toprak, U., Daniele, B., Ling, T.  2026. Targeting cell death processes for insect pest control: a promising but still underexploited strategy. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 74:101461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2025.101461
  7. Musselman, L.P., Cedden, D., Güney, G., Toprak, U. 2026. Insect lipidomics: Advances, applications, and physiological insights. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 261–291. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_878
  8. Toprak, U. 2026. Lipid metabolism in relation to calcium homeostasis. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology,1494, pp. 217–237. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_875
  9. Toprak, U.. Teets, N.M., Cedden, D., Guney, G. 2026. Lipid metabolism in diapause. In “Insect Lipid Metabolism”, Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 293–312. Springer, Cham.  https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2025_850
  10. Toprak, U., İnak, E., Nauen, R. 2026. Lipid metabolism as a target site in pest control. Eds: Toprak, U., Musselman, L., In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1494, pp. 519–547. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2024_822