Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) is fully committed to advancing university volunteerism and community well-being in alignment with the Healthy University Framework. The university systematically integrates faculty-driven health promotion research, specialized research centers, multi-disciplinary participation data, and high-impact publications into its core operational strategy across all campuses.
To operationalize this commitment across multiple dimensions, Srinakharinwirot University has successfully executed comprehensive research support and tracking covering key evidence requirements:
Faculty Research Listings & Specialized Research Units
SWU oversees research activities across 22 faculties, colleges, and institutes under the Strategic Wisdom and Research Institute. In Fiscal Year 2025, the university actively funded 8 Centers of Excellence (COE) and 1 Research Unit (RU) dedicated to producing high-quality health, medical, and environmental innovations:
Center of Excellence in Biosensors
Center of Excellence in Animal, Plant, and Parasite Biotechnology
Center of Excellence in Food Safety Testing Innovation
Center of Excellence in Probiotics
Center of Excellence in Plant and Herbal Innovation
Center of Excellence in Coffee Innovation
Center of Excellence in Railway System Technology and Civil Engineering Material Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure
Center of Excellence in Medical and Environmental Innovation
Research Unit in Cell Innovation
Source: Strategic Intellectual and Research Institute, Srinakharinwirot University (FY 2025 Annual Operational Report)
https://www.swu.ac.th/annualreport/2025/files/รายงานประจำปี%202568%20มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ.pdf
https://research.swu.ac.th/
Participation Data & Field Distribution
SWU tracks faculty-wide research productivity through international bibliometric databases. According to Scopus database records (2021–2025), SWU generated a total of 2,826 international publications, with 543 articles published in 2025 alone. Health promotion and health-related disciplines represent the largest share of faculty research involvement:
Medicine: 696 articles (Rank 1 overall)
Social Sciences (Health Behavior & Education): 432 articles
Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 299 articles
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 294 articles
Environmental Science: 200 articles
Source: SWU Annual Report 2025 / Scopus Database Extract (Data as of October 30, 2025)
https://www.swu.ac.th/annualreport/2025/files/รายงานประจำปี%202568%20มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ.pdf
High-Impact Health Promotion Research Examples
SWU researchers across health science and basic science faculties actively publish peer-reviewed studies supporting good health and environmental safety. Key project examples include:
Water Safety & Environmental Health: "Synthesis and Application of Schiff Base as a Dual-Mode Chemosensor for Optical Determination of Aluminium Ion Content in Water Samples" (Sensors International, 2025; Lead Researcher: N. Apiratikul et al., Faculty of Science & Faculty of Medicine).
Herbal & Natural Anti-Cancer Research: "Panduratin A from Boesenbergia rotunda Effectively Inhibits EGFR/STAT3/Akt Signaling Pathways, Inducing Apoptosis in NSCLC Cells with Wild-Type and T790M Mutations in EGFR" (International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2025; Lead Researcher: W. Eiamart et al., Faculty of Pharmacy & Faculty of Medicine).
Source: SWU SDGs Report 2025 (Page 34) https://rankings.swu.ac.th/Portals/96/SDGReport2025/SWU_SDG_Report_for_2025_web.pdf#page=21