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Drug
Methane
Research stageEmerging researchRising momentum
6
Research papers
Latest activity
betaRecent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.
Industry2026-07-31Nature — Environmental Sciences
Industry2026-07-31Nature — Climate Sciences
Industry2026-07-24Nature — Climate Sciences
Industry2026-07-24Nature — Environmental Sciences
Industry2026-07-24Nature — Climate Sciences
International trade substantially reshapes methane emissions from rice cultivation
Industry2026-07-22Nature — Climate Sciences
International trade substantially reshapes methane emissions from rice cultivation
Industry2026-07-22Nature — Environmental Sciences
Research2026-07-19Research news · Nature — Environmental Sciences
Research2024-11-27Nature microbiology
Recent findings in methanotrophs: genetics, molecular ecology, and biopotential.
Research2024-01-06Applied microbiology and biotechnology
Microbial methane cycling in a landfill on a decadal time scale.
Research2023-11-16Nature communications
Environmental Sustainability Impacts of Solid Waste Management Practices in the Global South.
Research2022-10-05International journal of environmental research and public health
Profile
Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.
Canonical name
Methane
RxNorm CUI
2598120
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL17564
UNII
OP0UW79H66
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Publications over time
20092024
Most influential
Recent papers
Major research themes8
Gastrointestinal Microbiome2Euryarchaeota1Garbage1Gastrointestinal Tract1Greenhouse Gases1Methane1Refuse Disposal1Solid Waste1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
- Nature communications2
- Annual review of microbiology1
- Applied microbiology and biotechnology1
- International journal of environmental research and public health1
- Nature microbiology1
Leading researchers
- Abubakar IR1
- Ahmadi F1
- Ahmed SMS1
- Al-Gehlani WAG1
- Alrawaf TI1
- AlShammari MS1
- AlShihri FS1
- Boetius A1
Leading institutions
free-text, unnormalised
- Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases1
- Carleton University1
- Center for Clinical and Translational Metagenomics1
- Center for Microbiology1
- College of Architecture and Planning1
- Herlev-Gentofte Hospital1
References & data sources
- RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
- ChEMBL (EMBL-EBI) & UniProt — pharmacology and targets
- Europe PMC — research literature