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This paper presents a literature review on the topic. It aims to identify and discuss the associated body of knowledge according to a cross-domain perspective. A semi-systematic methodology has allowed for the selection of 68 papers, prioritizing the most recent contributions and an intrinsic application-oriented approach. The analysis has underscored the relevance of the topic in the last two decades, in which computation has become somewhat pervasive in the context of inherent data complexity. Furthermore, it has identified a trend of domain-specific solutions over generic-purpose approaches. On one side, this trend enables a more specific set of solutions within specific communities; on the other side, the resulting distributed approach is not always well integrated with the mainstream. The latter aspect may generate a further fragmentation of the body of knowledge, mostly because of some lack of abstraction in the definition of specific problems. While in general terms these gaps are largely understandable within the research community, a lack of implementations to provide ready-to-use resources is critical overall. In more technical terms, solutions in the literature present a certain inclination to mixed methods, in addition to the classic application of Fuzzy Logic and other probabilistic approaches. Last but not least, the propagation of the uncertainty in the current technological context, characterised by data and computational intensive solutions, is not fully analysed and critically discussed in the literature. The conducted analysis intrinsically suggests consolidation and enhanced operationalization though Open Software, which is crucial to establish scientifically sound computational frameworks.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/informatics12020038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,9]],"date-time":"2025-04-09T07:49:02Z","timestamp":1744184942000},"page":"38","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clustering with Uncertainty: A Literature Review to Address a Cross-Domain Perspective"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9722-2205","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Salvatore Flavio","family":"Pileggi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, P.O. 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