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Sarah R. Hayford

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2002

Publications

106

Citations

2,916

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Sarah R. Hayford studies family and reproductive demography, focusing on how people form goals around childbearing, marriage, and family life, and how these goals relate to actual family outcomes. Her work spans both the United States and lower-income settings such as Mozambique, examining topics like fertility intentions, abortion experiences, adolescent marriage, and well-being related to parenthood.

Fertility goals and intentionsFamily formation and marriageReproductive health and abortionDemographic trends in childbearingFamily well-being in low- and high-income settings

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a dip around 2021-2022 followed by a notable increase in 2025-2026, though the 5-year average remains modest at about 4 papers per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 12 publications12202021: 4 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 3 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 9 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family×5
  • Population Research and Policy Review×5
  • Demography×4
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health×4
  • Population and Development Review×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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