Sverker Sörlin (born 6 August 1956 in Åsele, Västerbotten) is a Swedish historian of ideas, professor of environmental history, and writer.

Sörlin is a Non-resident Long-term Fellow at Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala, Sweden.

Sörlin was Associate Director for the Center for History of Science in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1988–1990, and the founding director of the Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research, SISTER (2000–2003).

He frequently appears in Swedish media, and also writes popular science and narrative non-fiction.

[6] Since its inception on 1 January 2018, Sörlin has been a member of the independent expert body, the Climate Policy Council.