Abstract: Techniques for targeted mentions for user correlation to a search term are described. According to various implementations, users interact over a network-based service to engage in conversations (e.g., text, voice, video, and so forth), exchange content, collaborate on projects, and so forth. In the course of these interactions, users that author content and/or interact with content can discuss certain subject matter and can tag (“targeted mention”) certain users as being knowledgeable in the subject matter. The targeted mention is then discoverable during a search process to surface a correlation between a particular user and the particular subject matter.