Tara TeSlaa

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Tara TeSlaa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Tara TeSlaa has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Tara TeSlaa's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (8 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Tara TeSlaa is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (8 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (7 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (6 papers). Tara TeSlaa collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Tara TeSlaa's co-authors include Michael A. Teitell, Joshua D. Rabinowitz, Jing Fan, Markus Ralser, Ting‐Hsiang Wu, Zhaoyue Zhang, Caroline Bartman, Xianfeng Zeng, Pei‐Yu Chiou and Lifeng Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Tara TeSlaa

32 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease

2023 252 citations Tara TeSlaa, Markus Ralser et al. Nature Metabolism profile →
Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis

2025 19 citations Won Dong Lee, Daniel Weilandt et al. Cell Metabolism profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tara TeSlaa United States	22	1.5k	567	423	318	257	34	2.5k
Dali Zheng China	29	2.0k 1.3×	698 1.2×	285 0.7×	419 1.3×	193 0.8×	91	3.1k
Lorena Urbanelli Italy	27	1.7k 1.1×	609 1.1×	407 1.0×	209 0.7×	293 1.1×	86	2.7k
Yaning Wang China	30	1.1k 0.7×	449 0.8×	222 0.5×	215 0.7×	168 0.7×	118	2.7k
Henrique Girão Portugal	36	2.7k 1.7×	584 1.0×	215 0.5×	311 1.0×	378 1.5×	116	3.8k
Mary F. Lopez United States	33	2.2k 1.4×	274 0.5×	212 0.5×	213 0.7×	229 0.9×	86	3.6k
Marco Bisoffi United States	27	925 0.6×	351 0.6×	728 1.7×	170 0.5×	169 0.7×	59	2.0k
Peipei Wang China	29	890 0.6×	290 0.5×	424 1.0×	145 0.5×	199 0.8×	54	2.1k
Sean M. Hartig United States	29	1.2k 0.7×	416 0.7×	550 1.3×	101 0.3×	356 1.4×	75	2.8k
Flora Guerra Italy	25	1.4k 0.9×	579 1.0×	299 0.7×	94 0.3×	402 1.6×	57	2.3k
Jonathan M. Ghergurovich United States	15	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 2.1×	419 1.0×	142 0.4×	234 0.9×	18	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tara TeSlaa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tara TeSlaa

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Lee, Won Dong, Daniel Weilandt, Michael R. MacArthur, et al.. (2025). Lactate homeostasis is maintained through regulation of glycolysis and lipolysis. Cell Metabolism. 37(3). 758–771.e8. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Joey H., Wesley R. Armstrong, Abigail S. Krall, et al.. (2025). Species-specific serine metabolism differentially controls natural killer cell functions. Nature Metabolism. 7(9). 1905–1923.

Yang, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Single‐Cell Metabolic Imaging Reveals Glycogen‐Driven Adaptations in Endothelial Cells. Advanced Science. 13(7). e08517–e08517.

TeSlaa, Tara, Won Dong Lee, Qingwei Chu, et al.. (2024). Quantification of nutrient fluxes during acute exercise in mice. Cell Metabolism. 36(12). 2560–2579.e5. 7 indexed citations

McBride, Matthew J., Zhaoyue Zhang, Tara TeSlaa, et al.. (2024). Glycine homeostasis requires reverse SHMT flux. Cell Metabolism. 36(1). 103–115.e4. 29 indexed citations

TeSlaa, Tara, Markus Ralser, Jing Fan, & Joshua D. Rabinowitz. (2023). The pentose phosphate pathway in health and disease. Nature Metabolism. 5(8). 1275–1289. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

Lu, Wenyun, Noel R. Park, Tara TeSlaa, et al.. (2023). Acidic Methanol Treatment Facilitates Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Energy Metabolism. Analytical Chemistry. 95(40). 14879–14888. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Lin, Xi Xing, Xianfeng Zeng, et al.. (2022). Spatially resolved isotope tracing reveals tissue metabolic activity. Nature Methods. 19(2). 223–230. 104 indexed citations

Yang, Lifeng, Tara TeSlaa, Serina Ng, et al.. (2022). Ketogenic diet and chemotherapy combine to disrupt pancreatic cancer metabolism and growth. Med. 3(2). 119–136.e8. 72 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhaoyue, Tara TeSlaa, Xincheng Xu, et al.. (2021). Serine catabolism generates liver NADPH and supports hepatic lipogenesis. Nature Metabolism. 3(12). 1608–1620. 75 indexed citations

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Ghergurovich, Jonathan M., Juan Carlos García‐Cañaveras, Zhaoyue Zhang, et al.. (2020). A small molecule G6PD inhibitor reveals immune dependence on pentose phosphate pathway. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(7). 731–739. 122 indexed citations

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Hui, Sheng, Alexis J. Cowan, Xianfeng Zeng, et al.. (2020). Quantitative Fluxomics of Circulating Metabolites. Cell Metabolism. 32(4). 676–688.e4. 175 indexed citations

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Shimada, Eriko, Fasih M. Ahsan, Mahta Nili, et al.. (2018). PNPase knockout results in mtDNA loss and an altered metabolic gene expression program. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0200925–e0200925. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Ting‐Hsiang, Dana Case, Xin Zheng, et al.. (2016). Mitochondrial Transfer by Photothermal Nanoblade Restores Metabolite Profile in Mammalian Cells. Cell Metabolism. 23(5). 921–929. 91 indexed citations

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Setoguchi, Kiyoko, Tara TeSlaa, Carla M. Koehler, & Michael A. Teitell. (2015). P53 Regulates Rapid Apoptosis in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(7). 1465–1475. 25 indexed citations

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Pate, Kira T., Chiara Stringari, Kehui Wang, et al.. (2014). Wnt signaling directs a metabolic program of glycolysis and angiogenesis in colon cancer. The EMBO Journal. 33(13). 1454–1473. 354 indexed citations

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TeSlaa, Tara & Michael A. Teitell. (2014). Techniques to Monitor Glycolysis. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 542. 91–114. 212 indexed citations

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Wu, Ting‐Hsiang, Yue Chen, Sung-Yong Park, et al.. (2012). Pulsed laser triggered high speed microfluidic fluorescence activated cell sorter. Lab on a Chip. 12(7). 1378–1378. 107 indexed citations

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French, Christopher T., Isabelle Toesca, Ting‐Hsiang Wu, et al.. (2011). Dissection of the Burkholderia intracellular life cycle using a photothermal nanoblade. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(29). 12095–12100. 128 indexed citations

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Wu, Ting‐Hsiang, Tara TeSlaa, Michael A. Teitell, & Pei‐Yu Chiou. (2010). Photothermal nanoblade for  patterned cell membrane cutting. Optics Express. 18(22). 23153–23153. 33 indexed citations

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